§ Mr. Maxwell-Hyslopasked the Minister of Labour how many vacancies in agricultural employment have been notified to the local employment exchanges in Devon and Cornwall, respectively, in each of the last 12 months for which records are available; how many of these vacancies have been filled by persons referred to them by his Department; and what is the average delay in filling each notified agricultural vacancy for Devon and Cornwall, respectively, over the 12-month period concerned.
§ Mr. HareThe following is the information required:
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Devon Agricultural vacancies notified Period ending Men Women Boys Girls Total 8.8.62 … 33 2 23 11 69 5.9.62 … 32 — 13 6 51 10.10.62 … 193 3 21 3 220 7.11.62 … 52 8 16 4 80 5.12.62 … 35 1 14 1 51 9.1.63 … 25 1 9 — 35 6.2.63 … 48 5 7 3 63 6.3.63 … 68 7 34 1 110 3.4.63 … 36 6 23 1 66 8.5.63 … 31 1 40 5 77 5.6.63 … 13 1 2 2 18 10.7.63 … 36 10 23 2 71 Totals … 602 45 225 39 911 Placings … 336 9 98 20 463 total unemployment in the United Kingdom, respectively.
§ Mr. HareThe information is given in the following table:
Average period between notification of vacancy and placing (days) Men Women Boys Girls Total 10 17 28 22 19
Cornwall Agricultural vacancies notified Period ending Men Women Boys Girls Total 8.8.62 … 30 5 23 4 62 5.9.62 … 18 — 14 1 33 10.10.62 … 47 10 18 4 79 7.11.62 … 10 8 10 — 28 5.12.62 … 31 — 14 1 46 9.1.63 … 34 2 15 — 51 6.2.63 … 15 10 14 3 42 6.3.63 … 63 10 11 5 89 3.4.63 … 70 38 21 21 150 8.5.63 … 35 6 19 1 61 5.6.63 … 13 11 15 3 42 10.7.63 … 154 12 22 2 190 Totals … 520 112 196 45 873 Placings … 353 78 132 33 596
Average period between notification of vacancy and placing (days) Men Women Boys Girls Total 7 6 14 10 9 In some cases there may be a delay to meet employer's wishes, e.g. orders are placed in advance so that men have been selected and told to start on a later date when the work is ready.