§ 33. Sir J. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Minister of Labour what number of persons were normally employed in the carpet trade in this country at the last convenient date; and how many, respectively, were unemployed in February, 1931, December, 1932, and March, 1933?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe estimated number of insured persons in the carpet industry classification in Great Britain at the beginning of July, 1932, was 27,360. The numbers of insured persons recorded as unemployed were 7,834 at 23rd February, 1931, 2,263 at 19th December, 1932, and 3,179 at 20th March, 1933.
§ Sir J. WARDLAW-MILNEDo not these figures show clearly that the form of protection given to the industry is causing unemployment; and is not that an argument for increasing the protection to the figure desired by the industry?
§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSDo not these figures clearly indicate that there are fewer people in this country who are buying carpets than before?