§ 64. Mr. Willeyasked the President of the Board of Trade why he held no consultation with Messrs. Price Tailors, Limited, before they announced their decision to close their Sunderland Trading Estates factory.
§ Mr. H. StraussThe company were not under any obligation to consult us in this matter, but North-Eastern Trading Estates Limited had discussions with the company about their intentions in so far as these had been made known to the estate company in advance.
§ 65. Mr. Willeyasked the President of the Board of Trade how many people, men and women, respectively, were employed in the factories administered by the North-Eastern Trading Estates, Limited, on the latest available date.
§ Mr. H. StraussOn 29th August, 1953, the latest date for which official figures are available, 18,605 men and boys and 25,789 women and girls, making a total of 44,394, were employed in these factories.