HC Deb 11 April 1907 vol 172 c369
MR. FELL (Great Yarmouth)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he can state the number of labourers who have left this country for Hamburg during the past four weeks, and the number who have returned to this country during the same period.

MR. LLOYD-GEORGE

I have been unable to obtain this information.

MR. FELL

Will the right hon. Gentleman be able to get it shortly?

MR. LLOYD-GEORGE

I do not think it can be obtained at all. We have no means of ascertaining it.

MR. FELL

But has not the Board of Trade particulars of those who leave the country?

MR. LLOYD-GEORGE

We have statistics, but nothing to show why the labourers have gone over there.