§ 20. Mr. T. GRIFFITHSasked the Minister of Labour the number of insured persons unemployed in general engineering in the various administrative areas on the last available date and comparable figures for 1932?
Mr. HUDSONAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
| Insured persons in "General Engineering; Engineers' Iron and Steel Founding" recorded as unemployed. | |||
| Division. | 23rd. Oct., 1933. | 24th Oct., 1932. | |
| London | … | 8,136 | 10,606 |
| South Eastern | … | 4,074 | 7,959 |
| South Western | … | 3,790 | 6,479 |
| Midlands | … | 11,469 | 19,108 |
| North Eastern | … | 28,595 | 42,488 |
| North Western | … | 35,423 | 45,393 |
| Scotland | … | 21,340 | 30,110 |
| Wales | … | 1,589 | 2,071 |
| Great Britain | … | 114,416 | 164,314 |