§ Sir R. GOWERasked the President of the Board of Trade how many foreign firms have established works in this country during the past two years; and what is the approximate number of British and foreign workeople, respectively, employed therein?
§ Dr. BURGINIn 1932, 122 factories employing 25 or more workers were established by, or with the assistance of, foreign concerns and were employing about 8,500 workers at the end of April, 1933. In 1933, 37 such factories were established and were employing 3,465 workers at the end of December, 1933. The number of foreign workpeople included in these figures could only be ascertained by individual investigation, but it is known to be quite small. Foreign workpeople are only permitted on the ground of special qualification, or for short periods for the purpose of training British workpeople or starting a new enterprise.