§ Sir H. NIELDasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of Trade Boards now in existence and when each of them were respectively set up, distinguishing those which have come into being in pursuance of the Trade Boards Act; what number of people are concerned in the various trades in relation to which such Boards have been established; and is he yet in a position to express an opinion as to the working of these Boards and to the attitude of the trades involved towards them?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe following is a list of Trade Boards now in existence, with the dates upon which they were respectively established:
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Under the Trade Boards Act, 1909. Chain (Great Britain) 3.1.1910 Machine-made Lace and Net Finishing 7.9.1910 Paper Box (Great Britain) 29.7.1910 Paper Box (Ireland) 8.9.1911 Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring (Great Britain) 23.11.1910 1824W
Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring (Ireland) 19.3.1913 Under the Trade Boards Provisional Orders Confirmation Act, 1913. Shirtmaking (Great Britain) 6.2.1914 Sugar Confectionery and Food Preserving (Great Britain) 6.2.1914 Sugar Confectionery and Food Preserving (Ireland) 8.5.1914 Shirtmaking (Ireland) 14.5.1914 Tin Box (Great Britain) 30.7.1914 Hollow-ware (Great Britain) 4.8.1914 Linen and Cotton Embroidery (Ireland) 8.5.1916 By Special Order under the Trade Boards Act, 1918. Tobacco (Great Britain) 23.4.1919 Laundry (Great Britain) 1.5.1919 Boot and Shoe Repairing (Great Britain) 5.7.1919 Paper Bag (Great Britain) 14.7.1919 Corset 17.7.1919 Brush and Broom (Great Britain) 17.7.1919 Tobacco (Ireland) 13.8.1919 Boot and Shoe Repairing (Ireland) 15.10.1919 Fur (Great Britain) 25.10.1919 Rope, Twine and Net (Great Britain) 3.12.1919 Jute (Great Britain) 8.12.1919 Wholesale Mantle and Costume (Great Britain) 13.12.1919 Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making (Great Britain) 16.12.1919 Brush and Broom (Ireland) 22.12.1919 Aërated Waters (England and Wales) 2.1.1920 Aërated Waters (Scotland) 8.1.1919 Hat, Cap and Millinery (England and Wales) 12.1.1920 Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (England and Wales) 15.1.1920 Perambulator and Invalid Carriage (Great Britain) 20.1.1920 Flax and Hemp (Great Britain) 27.1.1920 Aërated Waters (Ireland) 4.2.1920 Button-Making (Great Britain) 13.2.1920 Stamped or Pressed Metal-Wares (Great Britain) 13.2.1920 Pin, Hook and Eye and Snap-Fastener (Great Britain) 17.2.1920 Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Great Britain) 17.2.1920
Hair, Bass and Fibre (Great Britain) 20.2.1920 Milk, Distributive (England and Wales) 27.2.1920 Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (Scotland) 29.3.1920 Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (Ireland) 31.3.1920 Hat, Cap and Millinery (Scotland) 31.3.1920 Hat, Cap and Millinery (Ireland) 31.3.1920 Wholesale Mantle and Costume (Ireland) 31.3.1920 Laundry (Ireland) 14.4.1920 Rope, Twine and Net (Ireland) 21.4.1920 Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Ireland) 24.4.1920 Flax and Hemp Spinning and Weaving (Ireland) 20.5.1920 Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household Goods and Linen Piece Goods (Great Britain) 28.5.1920 Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household Goods and Linen Piece Goods (Ireland) 4.6.1920 Grocery and Provisions (England and Wales) 23.6.1920 Milk Distributive (Ireland) 6.8.1920 Milk Distributive (Scotland) 17.8.1920 Toy (Great Britain) 19.8.1920 General Waste Materials Reclamation (Great Britain) 27.8.1920 General Waste Materials Reclamation (Ireland) 27.8.1920 Cotton Waste Reclamation (Great Britain) 16.9.1920 Grocery and Provisions (Scotland) 1.11.1920 Made-up Textiles (Great Britain) 24.11.1920 Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower (Great Britain) 3.2.1921 The total number of workpeople covered by these Trade Boards is, approximately, 3,000,000. With regard to the last part of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave on the 13th April, of which I am sending him a copy.