§ 28. Lieut.-Commander ASTBURY (for Mr. THORP)asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the wages cost of weaving a piece of artificial silk in Lancashire is 8s., and that the wages cost for weaving the same material in the vicinity of Bradford is only 4s. 6d.; and whether he will take the necessary steps to extend the geographical limits prescribed by the Cotton Manufacturing Industry (Temporary Provisions) Bill?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of LABOUR (Mr. R. S. Hudson)My right hon. Friend has no precise information as to the 205 respective wage costs involved in weaving artificial silk in the areas mentioned by my hon. Friend, but I would remind my hon. Friend that the purpose of the Bill is to make temporary provision for enabling stautory effect to be given to rates of wages agreed between representative organisations in the cotton manufacturing industry.
§ Mr. HOLDSWORTHIs there no method of checking whether the statement made in the first part of the question is correct or not?