§ 17. Mr. Carterasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the maxi mum number of persons put on short time as the result of the three-day week.
§ Mr. ScottThe highest number of persons estimated as laid off and claiming unemployment benefit since the power restrictions commenced was 916,000 on 9th January. Most, if not all, of this short-time working can be attributed to the three-day week.