HC Deb 21 December 1955 vol 547 c350W
Mr. Hale

asked the President of the Board of Trade to state the quantities of cotton cloth imported from India and from Hong Kong, respectively, during the period of 12 months ended 30th November, 1955, and for each of the three preceding years ending in November.

Mr. Low

The information is as follows:

of the Lancashire cotton industry for the most recent period of four weeks for which figures are readily available; and the numbers worked in the corresponding periods of 1953 and 1951.

Mr. Walker-Smith

Statistics of man-hours worked in the weaving section of the cotton industry are not available.