§ Mr. Padleyasked the President of the Board of Trade how many persons, men and women, were employed at the Bridgend Trading Estate in January, 1953, July, 1953, January, 1954, and July, 1954, respectively.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftEmployment in the factories on the Bridgend Trading Estate on the dates mentioned was as follows:
— Men Women Total January, 1953 (a) 1,884 1,781 3,665 July, 1953 1,884 1,906 3,790 January, 1954 2,101 2,319 4,420 May, 1954(b) 2,086 2,524 4,610 (a) The figures now given for January, 1953, relate to the end of that month, whereas those included in the answer to the hon. Member on the 12th February, 1953, related to the beginning of the month. (b) The figures for May, 1954, are the latest available.