§ Mr. Kellyasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the number of men 1288W and women registered as employed in the hotel and catering trade; and whether any increase in wages for these workers has been notified to the Ministry during the last six months?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe estimated numbers of insured men and women, aged 18–64, in hotel, boarding house, restaurant and club service in Great Britain at July, 1937, were 160,870 and 246,320, respectively; the numbers of these recorded as unemployed at 17th January, 1938, were 33,496 and 43,723, respectively. I have no information as to any increases in wages which may have been granted to workers in the hotel and catering trade during the past six months; particulars of changes in wages in this trade are not as a rule reported to my Department.