§ Mr. KELLYasked the Minister of Labour the number of men, women and young persons whose wages and working conditions are regulated by trade boards?
§ Mr. BETTERTONIt is estimated, on the basis of the information obtained at the Population Census of 1921, that approximately 350,000 males and 920,000 female workers are employed in Great Britain in trades for which there are trade boards in operation. Statistics showing the distribution of these workers among various age groups are not available.