§ Mr. Hunterasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed in the radio industry, and the number on short-time work, at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. CarrAt 11th June, 1956, the total numbers unemployed, including persons registered as temporarily stopped, were 1,193 in the wireless apparatus and gramophones industry and 860 in the wireless valves and electric lamps industry. The latest period for which statistics of short-time working are available is the week ended 2nd June, when the numbers reported to be working short time in the two industries were 858 and 1,936 respectively.