HC Deb 12 February 1953 vol 511 cc49-50W
Mr. Padley

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many persons, men and women, were employed at the Bridgend Trading Estate at the following dates: January and July, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952, and January, 1953, respectively.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

Employment in the factories on the Bridgend Trading Estate on the dates mentioned was as follows:

Men Women Total
January, 1949 1,667 1,751 3,418
July, 1949 1,682 1,752 3,434
January, 1950 1,682 1,623 3,305
July, 1950 1,811 1,405 3,216
January, 1951 1,838 1,581 3,419
July, 1951 1,890 1,818 3,708
January, 1952 1,970 1,807 3,777
July, 1952 1,801 1,551 3,352
January, 1953 1,878 1,722 3,600