§ Lieutenant-Colonel Liptonasked the Minister of Labour whether he will publish statistics to show the number of men and women still subject to the Essential Work Order in Government and in the other categories of work in which they are employed, respectively; and the numbers employed in each category.
§ Mr. IsaacsI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to my reply of Thursday, 23rd May, to the hon. and gallant Member for Cambridgeshire (Mr. Stubbs) a copy of which I am sending him. It is estimated that about 2,900,000 men and women are at present subject to Essential Work Orders, including about 600,000 in employments which will cease to come within the scope of the Orders by 3rd August. A comprehensive analysis of these figures according to type of employment is not available.