HC Deb 22 July 1957 vol 574 c15W
Mr. Ellis Smith

asked the Minister of Labour if he will give the numbers employed in the pottery industry in 1937 and 1957.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The estimated number of employees in employment in the china and earthenware industry in Great Britain at the end of May, 1957, was 70,900. Comparable figures are not available for 1937, but it is roughly estimated that the number in that year was about 12.000 higher than the figure for 1957.