§ 16. Viscount SANDONasked the Minister of Labour, in respect of the 1191 United Kingdom and Shropshire separately, the number of men normally engaged in quarrying who are out of employment and on part-time, respectively, stating in the latter case the time that is being worked; and what cost to the State is involved as regards both areas?
| NUMBER OF INSURED MEN IN THE QUARRYING INDUSTRY RECORDED AS UNEMPLOYED AT 22ND FEBRUARY, 1926. | ||||||
| — | Great Britain. | Shropshire. | ||||
| Wholly unemployed. | Temporary stoppages. | Total. | Wholly unemployed. | Temporary stoppages. | Total. | |
| Iron ore and iron stone mines and quarries. | 2,540 | 349 | 2,889 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stone quarries and mines | 2,328 | 550 | 2,878 | 100 | 2 | 102 |
| Slate quarries and mines | 201 | 208 | 409 | 15 | — | 15 |
| Other mining and quarrying | 2,092 | 752 | 2,844 | 145 | 21 | 166 |
| Clay sand, gravel and chalk pit digging. | 488 | 35 | 523 | — | — | — |
| Total | 7,649 | 1,894 | 9,543 | 261 | 23 | 284 |
§ I am unable to state the amount of time being worked by men who are temporarily stopped.
§ The amount of unemployment benefit paid to these quarrymen is not separately recorded, but may be estimated at about £6,700 per week in Great Britain and about £200 per week in Shropshire. This benefit is paid out of the Unemployment Fund to which employers, workpeople and the Exchequer contribute.