§ 65 and 67. Mr. Dyeasked the Minister of Labour (1) how many men and women, respectively, were registered as unemployed in the Swaffham district of Norfolk during the week ended on 3rd May, 1958; what facilities were provided for them to receive their unemployment benefit or to inquire about possible employment; and whether he is satisfied 29W that a caravan in the open market place provides the conditions for the proper functioning of an employment exchange;
(2) how many persons registered as unemployed in the Swaffham district of Norfolk during the week ended on 10th May, 1958; whether he is satisfied that the facilities offered by his Department were adequate to meet the needs of both unemployed and employers seeking workers; and what provision he proposes to make in this district for the future.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodUnemployment figures for May are not yet available. At 14th April, since when I have no information of any substantial change, there were 103 men and 66 women registered as unemployed at Swaffham Employment Exchange.
The Swaffham area is served by a mobile employment exchange, which was put into service on 28th April, 1958. The mobile office has visited the area once a week, but in future visits will be made on Tuesday and Thursday of each week from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
As stated in a reply to a Question by the hon. Member for Leicester, North-West (Mr. Janner) on 26th February, the mobile employment exchange service is an experiment which will be reviewed in a year's time. It is too early to pass judgment on the service provided.