§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has any figures giving the amount of capital embarked and the number of persons insured in the chief trades of the country; if so, can he give the figures; and, if the figures are not immediately available, whether they will be included in the Census of Production?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER:The Census of Production Acts included no provisions for securing information regarding the capital employed in the various industries of the country, and I am not aware of any source from which, in the absence of statutory powers of inquiry, the information on this head desired by my hon. and gallant Friend can be obtained. He is, doubtless, aware that the numbers of persons insured in the various trades are stated in each issue of the Ministry of Labour Gazette.