HC Deb 11 June 1931 vol 253 cc1177-8
9. Mr. OSWALD LEWIS

asked the Minister of Labour the number of British seamen unemployed on 1st June, 1929, and on the latest date for which the figures are available?

Miss BONDFIELD

At 18th May, 1931, there were 32,834 wholly unemployed seamen on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain. The corresponding figure for 27th May, 1929, was 15,258. Separate statistics in respect of British seamen are not available.

Mr. EDE

Will my right hon. Friend's Department take steps to impress upon British shipowners the desirability of employing British labour on their ships?

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