HC Deb 27 June 1927 vol 208 cc47-8W
Mr. E. BROWN

asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of wages paid per £1,000 of production, in the years 1924, 1925, and 1926, respectively, in the following trades and industries: agriculture, mining, iron and steel, shipbuilding, brewing and distilling, cotton, woollen, lacemaking flour milling, and electrical appliances?

Mr. SAMUEL

I regret that I am not at present in a position to give information of this character. At a later date, when it becomes possible to make comparisons of the census of production figures and the figures of wages paid to workpeople collected by the Ministry of Labour, it is hoped to publish information of this kind in respect of 1924. For the other years mentioned particulars are not available.