HC Deb 17 April 1928 vol 216 c19
29. Mr. KELLY

asked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women employed in the plain net trade in the West of England in December, 1925, 1926, and 1927, and what number of hours are accepted as the normal working week in this trade?

NUMBERS OF INSURED WORKPEOPLE classified as belonging to the LACE INDUSTRY in the SOUTH WESTERN DIVISION of ENGLAND,* and numbers of such insured workpeople unemployed at July,† 1925, 1926 and 1927.
Date. Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total.
July, 1925:
Numbers Insured … … 870 50 670 90 1,680
Numbers Unemployed at 27th July … … 228 10 320 40 598
Difference … … 642 40 350 50 1,082
July, 1926:
Numbers Insured … … 840 50 610 80 1,580
Numbers Unemployed at 26th July … … 199 2 98 1 300
Difference … … 641 48 512 79 1,280
July, 1927:
Numbers Insured … … 870 40 570 80 1,560
Numbers Unemployed at 25th July … … 74 — 15 1 90
Difference … … 796 40 655 79 1,470
* This Division includes the counties of Berks, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucester, Hants' Oxfordshire, Somerset and Wiltshire.
† As regards the number of insured workpeople, figures in respect of December are not available.