§ 1. Sir A. WILSON(for Wing-Commander JAMES) asked the Minister of Labour whether either accurate figures or any estimate is available of the number 564 of persons born outside Great Britain now in receipt of transitional benefit and of public assistance, respectively; and, if so, what are their countries of origin?
§ 2. Mr. BUCHANAN(for Mr. McGOVERN) asked the Minister of Labour the number of building trade workers who were unemployed at the latest available date and for the same period of each year from 1929, and the numbers who are at present unemployed in each trade?
Mr. STANLEYAs the reply includes a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ (a) Insured persons aged 16 to 64 in the building industry classification recorded as unemployed in Great Britain.
| Date. | Number. | |
| 26th November, 1934 | … | 177,585 |
| 20th November, 1933 | … | 181,142 |
| 21st November, 1932 | … | 257,534 |
| 23rd November, 1931 | … | 225,184 |
| 24th November, 1930 | … | 170,485 |
| 25th November, 1929 | … | 129,138 |
§ (b) Numbers unemployed at 26th November, 1934, classified by occupations.
| Occupation. | Number. | |
| Carpenters | … | 14,963 |
| Bricklayers | … | 6,521 |
| Masons | … | 3,752 |
| Slaters and Tilers | … | 1,237 |
| Plasterers | … | 2,569 |
| Painters | … | 34,429 |
| Plumbers | … | 4,546 |
| Labourers to above and Builders' Labourers | … | 47,310 |
| Navvies, etc., and General Labourers | … | 32,431 |
| All other occupations | … | 29,827 |
| Total | … | 177,585 |
§ 5. Mr. GEORGE HALLasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons in receipt of transitional benefit who have no dependants, those who are married, and those with one, two, three, four, five, and more dependent children in receipt of benefit; and will he give the number in each group separately?
Mr. STANLEYThe latest statistics as to the number of dependants of persons in receipt of transitional payments relate to the end of December, 1932, when particulars were obtained as a result of a sample inquiry covering one in 300 of the persons insured against unemployment. I am sending the hon. Member a copy of the issue of the Ministry of Labour Gazette for October, 1933, on page 360 of which these statistics are summarised.
§ Mr. HALLWill the right hon. Gentleman bring this information up to date? It is important in view of the changes which have been brought about.