§ 46 and 47. Mr. Prescottasked the Minister of Labour (1) how many European voluntary workers are, as at the last most convenient date, working in the spinning and weaving sections, respectively, of the textile industry;
(2) of the total number of European voluntary workers which it is desired to introduce into this country to work in the textile industry, how many it is proposed shall be assigned to the spinning section and how many to the weaving section, respectively.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsI assume that the hon. Member is referring to the cotton textile industry in which 4,157 European volunteer workers had been placed up to 13th March, 1948. Up to the present264W European volunteer workers have been placed only in the spinning and doubling section but placings are about to be extended to the weaving section. No specific allocation is to be made to either section. The aim will be to allocate European volunteer workers in such a way as to keep each section of the industry in balance.