§ Captain Pluggeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour the number of able-bodied men engaged in the ice-cream industry and in distribution of foodstuffs in general; and whether 1405W he will arrange for some of these non-essential distributive organisations to be shut down in war-time?
§ Mr. AsshetonThe statistics asked for are not available. The organisation which has been set up for the control of labour supply will address itself to the transfer of workers from non-essential industries to essential industries as and when they are required.