HC Deb 12 March 1925 vol 181 cc1503-4
49. Mr. ERSKINE

asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the number of contracts placed abroad recently owing to the inability of home firms to compete in countries where lower wages are paid and longer hours worked; and whether the Government will consider what steps, if any, can be taken in the interests of the unemployed

Mr. CHURCHILL

I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by the Prime Minister yesterday in reply to questions raising similar matters.

Viscountess ASTOR

Is it not true that longer hours do not always mean a greater output?

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