§ 16. Mr. STOURTONasked the President of the Board of Trade if he can now estimate the number of factories erected during the year 1933; the total employment they give; and how many of these new enterprises are controlled by foreign capital?
§ Dr. BURGINI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on the 6th March to the hon. Member for Widnes (Mr. Robinson).
§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESWhen the hon. Gentleman is giving figures of new factories opened, will he take into account the fact that such figures are meaningless unless we get also figures showing the number of factories closed during the same period?
§ Dr. BURGINNo answer that I give will ever be meaningless. If there is ever a desire for the figures of factories shut as well as factories opened, and that desire is made clear on the Order Paper, an answer will be forthcoming.
§ 17. Mr. STOURTONasked the President of the Board of Trade how many of the 646 new factories erected during the year 1932 are controlled by foreign capital?
§ Dr. BURGINI regret that the desired information is not available.