§ Mr. FORRESTasked the Minister of Labour whether he can give the latest figure of unemployment in the broom and brush trade, and the percentage of the total employment?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDAt 26th October there were 1,224 persons in the broom and brush trade in Great Britain recorded as unemployed, or 12.0 per cent. of the estimated number of insured persons in that trade.