§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many employers, providing information on short-time working to his Department each month, declare that they have no overtime working during the same period;
(2) how many employers, providing information on overtime working to his Department each month, declare that they have no short-time working during the same period.
§ Mr. BoothThe most recent information is from employment returns rendered by a sample of employers in manufacturing industries in Great Britain in the week ended 10th January 1976. The inquiry also covers overtime and short-time working by operatives. Out of over 11,500 returns processed about 250 included figures for short-time but not for overtime and about 8,400 for overtime but not for short-time.