§ 51. Mr. Dumpletonasked the Minister of Labour if he will state, by regions, the numbers of building trade operatives registered as unemployed at the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. IsaacsAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The numbers of insured males aged 14 and under 65 years in the building industry registered as unemployed at 8th December, 1947, in each region were as shown below:
| Region | Number | |
| London and South Eastern | … | 5,385 |
| Eastern | … | 1,030 |
| Southern | … | 718 |
| South Western | … | 763 |
| Midland | … | 561 |
| North Midland | … | 513 |
| East and West Ridings | … | 1,055 |
| North Western | … | 3,607 |
| Northern | … | 2,396 |
| Scotland | … | 3,410 |
| Wales | … | 2,011 |
| Great Britain | … | 21,449 |