§ Mr. COMPTONasked the Minister of Labour the number of people unemployed in the vehicle building trade as at 1st November, 1928, and 1st November, 1929?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe following table shows the numbers of insured persons, aged 16 to 64, classified as belonging to the vehicle building industries, recorded as unemployed in Great Britain at 21st October, 1929, and at 22nd October, 1928, the nearest dates for which figures are available:
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Industry. 21st Oct., 1929. 22nd Oct., 1928. Construction and repair of: Motor vehicles, cycles and aircraft. 19,509 19,220 Carriages, carts, etc. 1,609 1,938 Railway carriages, wagons and tramcars. 5,776 5,459 Total 26,894 26,617 14,700, of which 5,372 were recommended by the Courts for allowance and 9,328 for disallowance.