§ 24. Sir Percy Hurdasked the Minister of Labour for details of the increased unemployment in processing milk factories in Wiltshire and elsewhere; and whether he will invite the employers to confer with him with a view to meeting these difficulties?
§ Mr. E. BrownI am not aware of any material increase in unemployment among persons employed in processing milk factories in Wiltshire or elsewhere, but I shall be glad to look into the matter further if my hon. Friend can give me particulars of any cases he has in mind.
§ Sir P. HurdAre not these large new processing factories in Wiltshire being partially closed down because they cannot get milk, as the farmers cannot get a price which pays them to produce it?
§ Mr. BrownI have looked into the figures in my possession relating to unemployment in Wiltshire and Somerset, and they do not bear out that impression, but I will be glad to discuss the matter with my hon. Friend.