§ 38. Sir JOHN HASLAM (for Mr. ENTWISTLE)asked the Minister of Labour how many permits have been applied for by representatives of German firms for the admission to this country of key-employés to be employed in German-owned factories in Lancashire and Yorkshire for the manufacture of textile goods; and whether he will state the policy of the Ministry in relation to such applications?
§ The Minister of LABOUR (Sir Henry Betterton)Applications for permits for key workers in several branches of the textile trade have been made within recent years; a few of these may have been for German-owned factories in Lancashire and Yorkshire; but I am unable to give separate statistics. Such applications are granted only where I am satisfied that the services of the foreigners are necessary to the establishment or working of the factory and that suitable British subjects are not available for the purpose.