§ 7. Mr. McENTEEasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed in 964 the Faversham Division at the latest date and the respective occupations of such persons; and what action is being taken to provide work for the unemployed in that district?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAs the reply includes a number of figures I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Insured persons recorded as unemployed at Employment Exchanges* in the Faversham Parliamentary Division at 24th October, 1932.
| Industry | Number. |
| Brick, Tile, etc., Making | 684 |
| Distributive Trades | 250 |
| Building | 230 |
| Explosives manufacture | 174 |
| Public Works Contracting | 81 |
| Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing | 79 |
| Railway Service | 73 |
| Paper and Paper Board Manu facture | 53 |
| Hotel, etc., Service | 53 |
| All other industries and services | 687 |
| Total | 2,364 |
| * Namely, the Faversham, Sittingbourne and Sheerness Employment Exchanges. |
§ So far as State assisted schemes for the relief of unemployment are concerned there were two such schemes in operation in the Faversham Division employing 212 men at the 30th October, 1932.