§ Mr. John Pageasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what instructions she has issued to managers of her employment exchanges about finding temporary employment for men and women on strike; and what changes she has made in these instructions.
§ Mr. FernyhoughStanding instructions to employment exchanges provide that persons who are involved in a trade dispute and who register at an employment exchange for temporary employment with the intention of returning to their previous employment when the dispute is settled, should be submitted for other work only if no equally suitable unemployed persons are available for the vacancy in question. No changes have been made in these instructions.
§ Mr. John Pageasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many strikers and others laid off due to the recent strike at the Ford Motor Company were found alternative temporary employment by the employment exchanges.
§ Mr. FernyhoughThis information could not be obtained except at a disproportionate cost, but it is thought that there have been few if any such cases.