40. Viscountess ASTORasked the Minister of Health if he can state how many people live more than two in a room; how many more than three in a room; and how many in even more crowded conditions in England, Wales and Scotland, respectively?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Mr. Ernest Brown)The Census figures in question will appear very shortly for London, and thereafter successively for other counties and areas. But the Noble Lady will appreciate that the corresponding figures for England, or Wales, as a whole are not available in advance of the completion of all county tabulations. In regard to Scotland the Noble Lady should address a question to the Secretary of State for Scotland.
Viscountess ASTORDoes not the hon. Gentleman know that there are many thousands of children living in basement
| Insured Persons in the Drink Industry Classification* recorded as Unemployed. | |||||||
| Date. | Perth Employment Exchange. | Other Exchanges in the County of Perth. | |||||
| Wholly Unemployed. | Temporarily Stopped. | Total | Wholly Unemployed. | Temporarily Stopped. | Total | ||
| 18th May, 1931 | … | 42 | 1 | 43 | 5 | — | 5 |
| 23rd May, 1932 | … | 34 | 13 | 47 | 6 | — | 6 |
| * This classification includes the manufacture and bottling of all kinds of drink. Separate figures for brewery and distillery workers are not available. |
§ dwellings, and will he urge the Government to do nothing to discourage open-air nursery schools in slum areas, but to do everything that he can to encourage them?
41. Viscountess ASTORasked the Minister of Health whether he can state how many persons in the United Kingdom are living in dwellings which have been condemned as insanitary; how many in basement or underground dwellings; and what proportion of these are children under 15?
Viscountess ASTORDoes not the hon. Gentleman know that there are many thousands of children living in the slum areas, and the only possible way of giving them a chance is to have open-air nursery schools?
§ Mr. BROWNI shall be glad to answer the Noble Lady's question if she will put it on the Paper. I have already answered the question put to me.