§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Labour how many 1547W persons are employed by British companies working in this country in the production of cinematograph films; and what was the corresponding figure for a corresponding date last year?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe only available figures are those obtained at the Population Census of 1921, when the total number of employés returned as engaged in cinematograph film producing or at film studios in Great Britain was 4,659. The numbers employed by British companies were not separately ascertained.