§ 21. Captain BRASSasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons, men or women, registered as unemployed in this country in each individual trade separately?
§ Mr. SHAWI am forwarding to the hon. and gallant Member a copy of the June issue of the "Ministry of Labour Gazette," which contains, on pages 210 and 211, statistics of unemployment in respect of 100 industry groups. A similar table appears in each issue of the "Labour Gazette."
§ 28. Mr. HARMSWORTHasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that between the 2nd and 9th June the number of unemployed persons rose by 20,085; whether he will indicate in what industries the increase was most severe; and whether he is taking any steps to reduce the number?
§ Mr. SHAWI am aware of the increase referred to, but as detailed statistics on an industrial basis are compiled only at monthly intervals, I am unable to state the extent to which particular industries are affected. The steps taken and proposed by the Government for the relief of unemployment have been announced and discussed in the House on several occasions during this Session.
§ Lieut.-Colonel HOWARD-BURYIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that in the Midland district unemployment has increased by 11,085 since the beginning of this month; is not that due to the repeal of the McKenna Duties?
§ Mr. SHAWI am aware that there has been a considerable increase of unemployment in the Midland district, but it is in the heavy engineering, not the motor industry.
§ Viscount CURZONHave you started work on the Wash yet?
§ Mr. LUMLEYIs there no increase of unemployment in the motor trade?
§ Mr. SHAWAs far as my figures go—I do not suggest that they are perfectly accurate—they show about 500 less in the motor industry.
§ 31. Mr. GILBERTasked the Minister of Labour the total number of unemployed registered for the year ending 31st March, 1924, at Employment Exchanges in the County of London; and can he give approximately the number of men, women and young persons for whom employment was found through these Exchanges during that period?
§ Mr. SHAWThe total number of registrations in the 12 months ended 7th April, 1924, at Employment Exchanges in the County of London was 796,495, of whom 504,113 were men, 176,044 were women, and 116,338 were juveniles. The numbers of separate individuals registered were probably rather more than half these totals. The number of vacancies filled during the same period was 137,674, of whom 53,670 were men, 38,962 were women, and 45,042 were juveniles. The number of separate individuals placed in employment was probably about 110,000.