Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 July 1947.
Mr. Scott-Elliot:
asked the Minister of Labour how many Poles have been placed in employment since 1st January, 1947; and how many of these have been placed in coalmining and agriculture, respectively.
Sir Frank Sanderson
, Ealing East
asked the Minister of Labour the number of Poles in this country who have already taken up work in the mines and in agriculture respectively.
Mr George Isaacs
, Southwark North
23,746 Poles have been placed in civilian employment, all but 461 of whom have been placed since 1st January; 2,042 of these have taken employment in coalmining, and 3,936 in agricultural work.
Mr George Isaacs
, Southwark North
Yes, Sir. The most essential industries at the moment are mining and agriculture, and the numbers coming in are increasing. There are over 2,000 actually in the mines, 956 in training, and the training output is about 300 a week.
Mr Cyril Osborne
, Louth Borough
Can the right hon. Gentleman say whether the Poles who have gone into the mining industry have been allowed to join the miners' union?
Mr George Isaacs
, Southwark North
Not without notice.
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