§ 37. Mr. KELLYasked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women in the brewery trade registered as unemployed in October and November, 1928?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDSeparate statistics for the brewery trade are not available, as that trade is included with others in the group classified as the "Drink Industry" — which includes ginger beer and aerated waters. At 22nd October, 1928, the number of insured persons in Great Britain classified as belonging to the Drink industry recorded as unemployed was 6,736, of whom 4,544 were men, 1,953 women, and 239 juveniles of 16 and 17 years. Figures for November are not yet available.