§ 11. Sir ASSHETON POWNALLasked the Minister of Labour how many days have been lost owing to industrial disputes in the last six months as compared with the same period in 1928?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe number of working days lost through industrial disputes reported as having been in progress in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the six months June-November, 1929, was approximately 7,510,000, of which 6,600,000 were lost in the cotton dispute of July-August. The corresponding total for the six months, June-November, 1928, was about 890,000. Small disputes involving less than 10 workpeople or lasting less than one working day are not included in these figures.
§ Sir A. POWNALLWould it be correct to say that the days lost during the last six months is approximately eight times that which it was for the same period last year?
§ Mr. R. RICHARDSONCan the right hon. Lady say how many days were lost in 1926?
§ Major the Marquess of TITCHFIELDDoes it not prove that we were a better Government than hon. Members opposite?