Mr. ROBINSONasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed and part-time workers in the cotton industry; and whether it is proposed to hold an inquiry into the cause of the depression in the cotton industry?
§ Mr. BETTERTONAt 25th February, 1929, there were 66,001 insured persons classified as belonging to the cotton textile industry recorded as unemployed, including 27,071 wholly unemployed and 38,930 temporarily stopped. The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative.