HC Deb 07 May 1931 vol 252 cc530-1
2 and 3. Major COLVILLE

asked the Minister of Labour (1) the number of workers in the coal mining industry registered as unemployed on 1st June, 1929, and at the latest available date;

(2) the number of workers in the iron and steel industry registered as unemployed on 1st June, 1929, and at the latest available date?

Miss BONDFIELD

As the reply includes a number of figures, I will

NUMBER OF INSURED PERSONS in the Coal Mining and Iron and Steel Industry classification recorded as unemployed in Great Britain.
Industry. 27th May, 1929. 23rd March, 1931.
Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Total. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Total.
Coalmining 127,486 71,677 199,163 176,091 117,067 293,158
Pig Iron (Blast furnaces). 2,140 312 2,452 6,467 1,170 7,637
Steel Melting and Iron Puddling, Iron and Steel Rolling and Forging. 15,710 16,835 32,545 39,645 43,074 82,719