HC Deb 11 June 1928 vol 218 cc648-50W
Lieut.-Colonel GADIE

asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the cost for the year 1927 of unemployment benefit, out-of-work donation, and Poor Law relief to able-bodied persons and their dependants?

Mr. BETTERTON,

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 24th May, 1928; col. 2079, Vol. 217], supplied the following statement:

The information desired is given in the following Table, which is a continuation of Table I printed in the OFFICIAL REPORT, 29th March, 1927, col. 1064, Vol. 204, in answer to a previous question by the hon. Member:—

Lieut.-Colonel GADIE

asked the Minister of Labour the amounts of grants given out of Government funds to municipal or other public bodies in connection with unemployment schemes for the year 1927–28.

Mr. BETTERTON,

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 24th May, 1928, col. 2079, Vol. 217], supplied the following information:

During the financial year 1927–1928, the amount expended in respect of schemes approved by the Unemployment Grants Committee was £2,688,043, which includes a sum of £994,670, in respect of grants paid by the Ministry of Transport.

A.—ESTIMATED NUMBER oF INSURED PERSONS in Great Britain, aged 16 to 64 years, classified as belonging to the building industry and the number of such persons recorded as unemployed.
Occupation. Estimated number of Insured Workpeople at July, 1927. Number Unemployed.
23rd April, 1928. 21at May, 1928.
Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped. Total. Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped. Total.
Carpenters … … 125,370 9,851 303 10,154 7,926 224 8,150
Bricklayers … … 70,850 4,192 220 4,412 3,384 175 3,559
Masons … … 22,960 1,600 110 1,710 1,404 64 1,468
Slaters … … 5,710 415 17 432 473 16 489
Plasterers … … 20,520 2,781 72 2,853 2,322 63 2,385
Painters … … 107,690 5,290 | 141 5,431 3,982 70 4,052
Plumbers … … 32,030 2,692 124 2,816 2,823 123 2,946
Labourers of above … 248,410 29,658 864 30,522 26,936 729 27,665
Other Occupations … 160,070 21,800 786 22,586 20,793 776 21,569
Total … … 793,610 78,279 2,637 80,916 70,043 2,240 72,283

B.—NUMBER OF INSURED PERSONS in Great Britain classified as belonging to the cotton textile industry, recorded as unemployed in March, April and May, 1928.
Date. — Men Women. Juveniles. Total.
26th March, 1928 … Wholly unemployed … 8,845 11,139 389 20,373
Temporarily stopped … 9,041 21,042 1,402 31,485
Total … 17,886 32,181 1,791 51,858
23rd April, 1928 … … Wholly unemployed … 9,139 11,002 444 20,585
Temporary stoppages … 9,809 24,761 1,426 35,996
Total … 18,948 35,763 1,870 56,581
21st May, 1928 … … Wholly unemployed … 9,480 12,973 434 22,887
Temporarily stopped … 8,601 22,773 1,054 32,428
Total … 18,081 35,746 1,488 55,315

Mr. KELLY

asked the Minister of Labour (1) the number of workpeople register,3d as building-trade workers, with the numbers of such workers unemployed in April and May, 1928;

(2) the number of men and women unemployed from the cot-ton trade in March, April and May, 1928, respectively.

Mr. BETTERTON,

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 6th June, 1928, col. 165, Vol. 218], circulated the following statements: