§ 9. Mr. HERBERT WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Labour if he can state the change in the number of insured coal miners at work since the Coal Mines Act, 1930, came into operation; and also the change in the number of insured workers at work in all other industries since the same date?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAs the reply is long and includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSWhen circulating the reply, will the right hon. Gentleman state how mnay coal-cutting and other machines have been introduced in mines since 1930?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThat is the subject matter of another question.
§ Mr. H. WILLIAMSDo the figures show greater progress in other industries than that shown by coal mining?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONI think my hon. Friend had better look at the figures.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The various Parts of the Coal Mines Act, 1930, came into operation at different dates; but I assume that my hon. Friend refers to the provisions regulating output, which came into operation on 1st January, 1931. An approximation to the numbers of insured persons in employment in various industries may be obtained from the statistics of the estimated total numbers insured, and the numbers recorded as unemployed.
§ The following table shows for coal mining and for all other industries, the estimated numbers of insured persons in Great Britain at July, 1930, and July, 1933, and the numbers recorded as unemployed in November and December, 1930, and November, 1933.
| Date. | Estimated numbers insured. | |
| Coal mining. | All other industries. | |
| July, 1930 | 1,069,370 | 11,068,030 |
| July, 1933 | 1,023,840 | 11,596,160 |
| Numbers recorded as unemployed. | ||
| 24th November, 1930 | 225,771 | 2,068,155 |
| 22nd December, 1930 | 210,986 | 2,200,033 |
| 20th November, 1933 | 311,044 | 1,934,028 |
§ 11 and 12. Mr. DAVID DAVIESasked the Minister of Labour (1) the total number of insured persons under the Unemployment Acts for the year 1927 and each year since up to 1933, inclusive;
(2) the number of adult insured persons under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, giving females and males separately, for the year 1927 and each year since up to 1933, inclusive?
§ 14. Mr. DAGGARasked the Minister of Labour the total number of insured persons under the Unemployment Insurance Acts for the year 1927 and each year since up to 1933, inclusive, giving females and males separately?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAs the reply includes a table of figures I will, if I may,
| Estimated numbers of persons aged 16 to 64 insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts in Great Britain. | ||||||||
| — | Men (aged 18–64). | Boys. (aged 16–17). | Women (aged 18–64). | Girls, (aged 16–17). | Total. | |||
| July, 1927 | … | … | … | 7,851,950 | 574,550 | 2,696,900 | 410,200 | 11,533,600 |
| July, 1928 | … | … | … | 7,907,000 | 562,700 | 2,747,600 | 411,700 | 11,629,000 |
| July, 1929 | … | … | … | 8,009,700 | 587,600 | 2,798,900 | 437,800 | 11,834.000 |
| July, 1930 | … | … | … | 8,174,000 | 595,000 | 2,920,000 | 449,000 | 12,138,000 |
| July, 1931 | … | … | … | 8,442,000 | 579,000 | 3,041,000 | 438,000 | 12,500,000 |
| July, 1932 | … | … | … | 8,582,500 | 556,800 | 2,978,000 | 425,700 | 12,54,3,000 |
| July, 1933 | … | … | … | 8,674,000 | 507,400 | 3,046,300 | 392,300 | 12,620,000 |
| The figures include persons insured under the Special Schemes for the Banking and Insurance Industries. |
§ 13. Mr. DAVIESasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed adults in receipt of benefit from the Insurance Fund for the years 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933 to date, respectively, together with the number of wives and adult dependants in receipt of benefit for the same periods?
§ 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:
§ The average numbers of men and women with claims admitted for standard or insurance benefit in Great Britain during the years in question were as follow:
| 1930 | 1,581,360 |
| 1931 | 1,803,823 |
| 1932 | 1,286,354 |
| 1933 (January to November). | 1,038,418 |
§ The total number of separate individuals concerned in each year are not available.
§ Statistics giving the information desired in respect of dependants are available only for 2nd February, 1931, and 28th November, 1932. It may be estimated, on the basis of information derived from sample inquiries, that at the former date dependants benefit was admitted on claims for standard benefit in respect of 702,000 wives and 26,000 other adult dependants, and at the latter date on claims for insurance benefit in respect of 567.000 wives and 16,000 other adult de- 512 circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ pendants. The figures for 1932 and 1933 given above are not strictly comparable with those for earlier years in view of the changes in the conditions for the receipt of insurance benefit introduced in November, 1931.