§ 97. Mr. Padleyasked the President of the Board of Trade how many persons, men and women were employed at the Bridgend Trading Estate in May, 1956, and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. ErrollOn a basis of computation since discontinued, employment in factories on the Bridgend Estate on 2nd June, 1956, was:
Men Women Total 2,775 2,349 5,124 Comparable figures are no longer available.
On the new basis of computation, employment by the larger firms at end-August, 1956, totalled 3,503 and at end-November, 1956, was:
Men Women Total 1,816 1,841 3,657