§ 25. Mr. HARRISasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed persons in the paper-making industry for the most recent convenient date; and the comparable figures for the two previous years?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe number of persons in Great Britain classified as belonging to the paper-making industry (including wall paper making and staining), recorded as unemployed at 22nd February 1926 was 2,936 (or 5.0 per cent.) as compared with 4,432 (or 7.4 per cent.) at 23rd February, 1925, and with 5,692 (or 9.3 per cent.) at. 25th February, 1924.
§ Mr. HARRISDo these improved figures account for the dropping of the Paper Duties?