§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Labour how many building operatives were out of work on the last date when unemployment figures were available; and the proportion of skilled and unskilled labour represented by these figures?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDAt 26th October the number of insured workpeople in the building trade of Great Britain recorded as unemployed was 69,392, classified as follows:
Carpenters … 2,864 Bricklayers … 911 Masons … 781 Slaters … 193 Plasterers … 202 Painters … 18,230 Plumbers … 1,521 Labourers … 24,377 Other workers in the Building Trade … 20,313 69,392