asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give a table showing the output per man hour and the output per man year for 1938, 1939, 1946 and 1947 in the principal industries; the amount of horsepower or kilowatt per person employed in the same industries and in the same period in Great Britain.

As to the first part of the Question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Accrington (Mr. Scott-Elliot) on 13th February and to my right hon. and learned Friend's statement on 10th March during the Debate on the Economic Situation. The information asked for in the second part of the Question is not available.