§ Dame Joan Vickersasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many firms have applied for permission to employ Philippine girls; and what action he has taken.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithNine firms, all members of the same group, have applied for permits to employ these girls in Plymouth and South-East England. Special efforts are being made to place Ugandan Asians in these jobs, which have not so far attracted enough women from the resident labour force. Applications for work permits will not be considered until the results of these efforts are known.