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Mr. Grimond
asked the Minister of Labour what information he has as to the numbers of people who have transferred from textiles to engineering in recent months.
Sir W. Monckton
I regret that this information is not available.
Mr. Driberg
asked the Minister of Labour how many textile workers are unemployed or working short time, at Braintree and Bocking, Essex.
Sir W. Monckton
About 410 textile workers are registered at the Braintree Employment Exchange and youth employment office, mainly at a result of short-time working.