§ Mr. A. Edward Daviesasked the Minister of Labour what arrangements are made to ensure that prisoner-of-war labour does not undercut trade union wages and conditions in this country.
PRISONERS OF WAR EMPLOYED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON 31ST JANUARY, 1946. AGRICULTURE. Department. Germans. Italians. Totals. Ministry of Agriculture … … … … … … 94.300 48,600 142,900 Department of Agriculture for Scotland … … … … 6,500 3,800 10,300 Totals … … … … … 100,800 52,400 153,200
INDUSTRY. Department. Germans. Italians. Totals. Ministry of Works. (Housing sites, building materials manufacture and civil engineering). 30,000 3,700 33,700 Ministry of Supply. (Iron and steel, non-ferrous metals, storage, engineering, etc.). Nil 4,800 4,800 Board of Trade. (Home timber production, fertiliser industry, tyre production, salvage, etc.). 4,800 6,500 11,300 Ministry of War Transport. (Railways and roadways, quarries, canals, etc.). 2,000 9,900 11,900 Ministry of Food. (Milk, sugar, milling, seed oil threshing) … 800 2,75O 3,550 Ministry of Fuel and Power. (Gas and coal distribution) … 200 1,150 1,350 Total … … … … … 37,800 28,800 66,600