§ Mr. Prescottasked the Minister of Labour how many operatives, as at the most recent convenient date, engaged in the Lancashire cotton industry are females; what percentage are married and how many thereof have children; and, of the total, how many are over 50 years of age.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe number of females employed in the cotton industry at the end of November, 1946, is estimated to have been about 169,000. An analysis of this total is not available, but of the 159,710 females aged 14 and under 60 who were insured against unemployment at July, 1946, 74,000 were married women or widows and 18,000 were aged 51 and under 60. The number with children is not known.