Mr. T. THOMSONasked the Minister of Health the number of bricklayers employed in 1913 and the number employed at the present time, the output of bricks in the country in 1913, and the output at the present time?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDI have been asked to reply. It is estimated that in 1913 there were in Great Britain approximately 69,000 bricklayers in the building industry within the scheme of unemployment insurance, of whom 1,833 were recorded as unemployed at 31st October, 1913; as compared with 74,410 insured at July, 1927, of whom 5,543 were recorded as unemployed at 24th October, 1927. As regards the output of bricks, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by the Minister of Health on 21st June to the hon. Member for Willesden, West (Mr. Viant).