§ Colonel W. THORNEasked the Minister of Munitions, if he will state the number of men and women who have been discharged from the various shipyards, national and controlled firms, for the week ending 16th November?
§ Mr. BECKI have been asked to answer this question. It is not possible to supply precise information in reply to my hon. Friend's question. Reports have3356W been received from the chief industrial centres in the country, and from these reports it appears that the number of actual discharges up to the present has not assumed large proportions.