§ Mr. Anthony Greenwoodasked the Minister of Labour how many canteens and how many day nurseries have been provided in the weaving, spinning and finishing sections, respectively, of the cotton textile industry; and what percentage of the total number of factories or mills in each section of the industry is now so equipped.
§ Mr. IsaacsExact information is not available, but there are known to be 432 canteens in cotton spinning mills and 372 and 58 in cotton weaving and finishing establishments respectively. Nearly nine-tenths of the spinning mills and over one-half of the weaving and finishing works have canteens. There are known to be 88 and 25 day nurseries for the spinning and weaving sections of the industry respectively other than day nurseries of local authorities. Information as to the finishing section is not available.
§ Mr. Anthony Greenwoodasked the Minister of Labour what percentage of the workers in the weaving, spinning and finishing sections, respectively, of the cotton textile industry is employed in mills or factories equipped with canteens and day nurseries.
§ Mr. IsaacsExact information is not available, but it is estimated that the percentage of workers in the spinning, weaving and finishing sections of the cotton industry who are employed in works with canteens are over 90, over 70 and over 80 respectively. The corresponding figures relating to works with day nurseries other than local authority nurseries208W are about 20 per cent. and about 10 per cent. respectively for the spinning and weaving sections. Similar information as to the finishing section is not available.