§ Mr. GOSLINGasked the Minister of Labour whether she will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a tabular statement showing the numbers of insured persons classified as belonging to the building industry recorded as unemployed in Great Britain at the following dates, respectively: 25th January, 1926, 24th January, 1927, 23rd January, 1928, 21st January, 1929, and 27th January, 1930?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe following statement gives the information desired:
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Insured persons classified as belonging to the building industry recorded as unemployed in Great Britain. Date. Insured parsons recorded as unemployed. 25th January, 1926 … 107,411 24th January, 1927 … 116,607 23rd January, 1928 … 137,401 21st January, 1929 … 159,219 27th January, 1930 … 149,403
Unemployment among insured persons in Textile Industries in Great Britain.24th June. 1921,to27th January, 1930. Increase (+), Decrease (-). Industry. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Total. Cotton + 11,146 + 23,552 + 34,698 Woollen and worsted + 4,656 + 10,698 + 15,354 Silk and artificial silk + 1,807 + 6,341 + 8,148 Linen + 42 − 263 − 221 Jute + 1,252 + 584 + 1,836 Hemp spinning and weaving, rope, cord, twine, etc. + 203 − 211 − 8 Hosiery + 540 + 2,933 + 3,473 Lace + 103 + 215 + 318 Carpets + 123 + 568 + 691 Other textile industries + 773 + 599 + 1,372 Textile bleaching, printing, dyeing, etc + 2,114 + 7,424 + 9,538 + 22,759 + 52,440 + 75,199