§ MR. FELLI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if there have been any precedents in recent years for such a rapid increase in the percentage of unemployment among the skilled trades in this country during the summer months as have occurred during the present year.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. CHURCHILL,) DundeeThe facts in my possession do not enable me to give a precise Answer to the hon. Member's Question, but it is the case that the percentages of members of certain trade unions returned to the Board of Trade as unemployed have recently shown an increase which is unusual at this time of the year.