§ 7. Mr. HARTLAND (for Mr. CAPORN)asked the Minister of Labour the average amount of unemployment in the hosiery trade during the first four months in each of the years 1931, 1932, and 1933?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Average numbers and percentages of insured workpeople in the hosiery industry classification in Great Britain recorded as unemployed during January to April, 1931, 1932, and 1933.
| January to April, | Average of numbers unemployed. | Average of percentages unemployed. | ||
| 1931 | … | … | 22,802 | 21.2 |
| 1932 | … | … | 13,641 | 12.2 |
| 1933 | … | … | 18,350 | 16.1 |