§ 9. Sir ALFRED BEITasked the Minister of Labour the principal trades and occupations not covered by the existing Unemployment Insurance Acts, and the estimated number of persons employed in these trades?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAn analysis of the classes of employment outside the scope of unemployment insurance, and the approximate numbers of persons involved, so far as figures are available, are given in paragraph 93 on pages 56 and 57 of the final report of the Royal Commission on Unemployment Insurance, a copy of which is in the Library.
§ Sir A. BEITWill the right hon. Gentleman give the House an assurance that he will at an early opportunity review the whole question with a view to the possibility of including certain trades which are not within the scope of the Unemployment Insurance Acts?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThis question and many others have been considered in the preparation of the Bill.