§ 28. Mr. JOHN DAVISONasked the Minister of Labour the total number of men and women at present employed at the national machine gun factory, Burton-on-Trent; the number of unemployed persons now on the register in that town; and whether he will consider the possibility of utilising both the factory and the numbers of the unemployed for the repair of motor vehicles now lying at Kempton Park and other depots?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of MUNITIONS (Mr. Kellaway)I have been asked to answer this question. The factory in question is one of a number held under instructions of the War Cabinet as a reserve unit for munitions production. The number at present employed in the factory is 189 men and sixty-two women. The Ministry of Labour have informed me that 581 men and 381 women are on the unemployed register at Burton. This Return, which is classified into various trades and occupations, shows that the labour is almost entirely of a class that could not be employed on the repair of motor vehicles.