Mr. A. ROBERTSONasked the Minister of Labour how many skilled artisans in the building trade have emigrated since 1919?
Mr. WEBBI have been asked to reply. The classification of emigrants from the United Kingdom according to their occupations was suspended during the War and was not resumed until 1921. According to returns furnished to the Board of Trade, 1,345 skilled artisans in the building trade emigrated from the United Kingdom to non-European countries in 1921, 1,525 in 1922 and 2,062 in the first six months of 1923. These figures relate to British subjects only. The corresponding total for the second six months of 1923 is not yet available.