§ 27 and 28. Sir H. CROFTasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) the output of fabric gloves and the number of people employed in the manufacture of fabric gloves during the quarters ended 30th June and 30th September, 1929, respectively;
(2) the output of leather gloves and the number of people employed in the manufacture of leather gloves during the quarters ended 30th June and 30th September, respectively?
Mr. GRAHAMAs the answer involves, a number of figures, I will, with the hon. and gallant Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Sir H. CROFTCan the right hon. Gentleman give the information regarding the increase in the number of persons employed?
§ Following is the answer:
§ According to particulars furnished by the Joint Industrial Council for the Glove-making Industry, the number of leather gloves cut during the second quarter of 1929 was 159,840 dozen pairs, and the average number of persons employed was 8,980. The number of fabric gloves cut during the second quarter of 1929 was 70,310 dozen pairs, and the average number of persons employed was 1,306. Similar particulars for the third quarter of 1929 have not yet been received by the Board of Trade. The figures for leather gloves are stated to relate to firms which, in 1924, employed 88 per cent. of the cutters in that industry, and those for fabric gloves to firms which, in 1924, employed 82 per cent. of the cutters in that industry. The numbers of workpeople are inclusive of outworkers.