§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary of State for India if he will ascertain how many factories in India are at present engaged in the manufacture of war material, and the number of Europeans and natives respectively employed in these factories.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Mr. BRODRICK, Surrey, Guild-ford)I informed the hon. Member on March 23rd† that there are at present eleven factories in India engaged in the manufacture of war material. I will inquire of the Government of India as to the number of Europeans and of natives employed in the factories.