§ 57. Mr. MACKINDERasked the Minister of Labour whether he is at present conducting any inquiries with a view to the extension of the Trade Boards Acts to further trades?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDI am at all times ready to make inquiries as to the need for the extension of the Trade Boards Acts to further trades on production of prima-facie evidence that sweating conditions prevail in such trades. No such evidence is before me with regard to any trade at the present time.
§ 58. Mr. MACKINDERasked the Minister of Labour how many male and 2064 female workers respectively, classified according to age groups, are now included within the operation or the Trade Boards Acts?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDIt is estimated on the basis of the information obtained at the population Census of 1921 that approximately 350,000 males and 920,000 female workers are employed in Great Britain in trades for which there are Trade Boards in operation. Statistics showing the distribution of these workers among various age groups are not available?