Orders of the Day — Distribution of Manpower

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 19 March 1947.

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Photo of Mr Douglas Jay Mr Douglas Jay , Battersea North 12:00, 19 March 1947

The answer is that there is a time-lag. If the hon. Member looks at the figures, he will see that the volume of exports six months later reached the same percentage as the increase in the number of men.