§ 2. Mr. REMERasked the Minister of Labour how many persons were unemployed in the real silk and artificial silk industries, separately, at the last convenient date?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe total number of insured persons recorded as unemployed in these industries in Great Britain at 24th August was 23,651, of whom, 7,633 were classified under artificial silk yarn manufacture, and 16,018 under real silk manufacture and artificial silk weaving etc. Separate figures are not available for real silk manufacture as distinct from artificial silk weaving.