§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the output in weight of pottery produced, the value,
DOMESTIC POTTERY (a): PRODUCTION, EXPORTS AND EMPLOYMENT IN 1935 AND 1948 1935 1948 Quantity Value Quantity Value Thousand Tons £ million Thousand Tons £ million Production: —(b) China … … (c) 1.5 (c) 5.0 Other … … 170.3 6.1 (c) 16.3 TOTAL … … (c) 7.6 (c) 21.3 Exports:— China … … 1.3 0.3 3.4 2.9 Other … … 24.8 1.7 40.3 8.7 TOTAL … … 26.1 2.0 43.7 11.6 Employment (d) … … (c) Thousands 38.7 (a) Excludes electrical ware and porcelain for laboratory and industrial use, and stoneware. (b) Sales in 1948. (c) Not available. (d) Estimated average number of operatives employed in the manufacture of domestic pottery, excluding stoneware.