§ 26. Dr. J. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Labour the number of men unemployed in the iron and steel industry, the tinplate industry, the engineering trades, and the coal-mining industry for South Wales at the latest available date, with the percentage of the unemployed to those in employment?
§ circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ 31. Mr. DAVID GRENFELLasked the Minister of Labour the figures of unemployment in the South Wales mining industry in January, 1933, and the same month in each of the preceding five years?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONI am having the information desired extracted and will circulate statements in the OFFICIAL REPORT as soon as the figures are available.
§ 28. Mr. COVEasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons wholly unemployed in the Welsh division on 20th January, 1932, and 20th January, 1933, respectively, and also the numbers partially unemployed cm the same dates?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAt 25th January, 1932, the number of wholly unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the Wales Division was 162,790, and the number tem- 531 porarily stopped was 52,841. At 25th January, 1933, the corresponding figures were 188,613 and 46,730, respectively.
§ 29. Mr. COVEasked the Minister of Labour the number of women registered as unemployed in the County of Glamorgan and the various industries to which they were atached when employed?
§ 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
§ At 23rd January, 1933, there were 7,001 unemployed women, insured and uninsured, on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Glamorganshire. The following table shows the number of insured women recorded as unemployed in the principal industry classifications at those Exchanges:
| Industry. | Number. |
| Distributive Trades | 2,390 |
| Hotel, Boarding House, etc., service | 1,755 |
| Tinplate manufacture | 581 |
| Tailoring | 459 |