§ 40. Mr. Fairhurstasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of employees, managers and directors engaged in the Lancashire cotton textile industry in October, 1938, and October, 1947, respectively.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe number of persons engaged in the cotton industry in Great Britain, including employers and all employed persons, is estimated to have been 317,000 in October, 1938, and 259,000 at end-October, 1947. These figures include part-time workers (reckoned as half units); they exclude persons over the present insurable age (64 for men and 59 for women). Separate figures for Lancashire are not available.