§ 3. Mr. COCKSasked the Minister of Labour whether he has any means of ascertaining the number of workers thrown out of work through the introduction of labour-saving machinery: and, if so, whether he can give an estimate of the approximate number of persons at present unemployed through this cause?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONNo statistics are available on this subject, and I am afraid that it would be impracticable to obtain information sufficiently comprehensive and reliable for the purposes even of an approximate estimate.
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThat is a question that I could not possibly answer in reply to a supplementary question.