§ 111. Mr. H. Hyndasked the Minister of Labour how many workers in the area of Accrington employment exchange have been switched from the cotton industry to re-armament work.
§ Sir W. MoncktonI regret that the information asked for is not available.
§ 112. Mr. H. Hyndasked the Minister of Labour if he will give, as at the last convenient date, the number of unemployed men and women, respectively, in the area of Accrington employment exchange; the number working short-time; and the number of weavers working full-time but on fewer looms than normally.
§ Sir W. MoncktonThe numbers on the registers of the Accrington Employment Exchange and Youth Employment Office at 21st April were 186 males and 725 females, of whom 132 males and 569 females were registered as temporarily stopped. The temporarily stopped include only those short-time workers who were not at work on that day, and the total number working short time is not known. Statistics of the number of weavers working fewer than the normal number of looms are not available.