§ Mr. SCURRasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons unemployed in the cotton industry of the United Kingdom; and the number working on short time?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe number of persons recorded as unemployed in the cotton industry in Great Britain on 25th January was 47,339. This figure includes 31,543 persons who are returned as being "temporarily stopped" from the service of their employers.