Oral Answers to Questions — Trade Boards Act.

– in the House of Commons at on 7 March 1929.

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Photo of Miss Margaret Bondfield Miss Margaret Bondfield , Wallsend

60.

asked the Minister of Labour the number of establishments on trade board lists on 31st December, 1928; the number of inspections made during 1928; and what percentage of the first figure the second figure represents?

Photo of Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland , Birmingham Erdington

The number of establishments on trade board lists on 31st December, 1928, was 107,082. 14,438 of these establishments were inspected during 1928, the percentage of inspected establishments thus being 13.5 of the total. Those figures were given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary in the course of the Debate on the 27th February (Col. 2137), but the percentage of inspected establishments was inadvertently reported as between 30 and 40 instead of as between 13 and 14.

Photo of Mr William Kelly Mr William Kelly , Rochdale

Is there any intention to increase the number of inspections?

Photo of Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland , Birmingham Erdington

The number of inspections has been increased.