§ Mr. GOSSLINGasked the Minister of Labour if she can state the total number of insured persons classified in trade groups as belonging to the building industry in Great Britain on 1st July in each of the years 1914, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929 and on 1st June, 1930; and the total number of such persons recorded as unemployed on the same dates.
§ Miss BONDFIELDI regret that comparable statistics are not available in respect of the year 1914. The following table gives the information desired for the other years in question.
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BUILDING INDUSTRY, GREAT BRITAIN. Occupation. Estimated number of Insured Persons at 1st July. Number of Insured Persons recorded as Unemployed at— 1925.* 1926.* 1927.* 1928.† 1929.† 22nd June, 1925.* 21st June, 1926.* 20th June, 1927.* 25th June, 1928.† 24th June, 1929.† 26th May, 1930.† Carpenters … … 112,050 123,950 131,670 124,220 123,840 2,104 5,043 3,493 7,876 5,597 11,803 Bricklayers … … 64,410 71,270 74,410 72,810 74,630 576 1,990 908 4,189 1,609 4,841 Masons … … 23,590 24,850 24,120 21,640 21,960 464 1,740 957 1,458 1,075 1,320 Slaters … … 5,230 5,610 5,990 5,860 6,220 182 256 201 480 580 855 Plasterers … … 17,650 19,360 21,560 22,880 23,840 183 290 385 1,963 1,345 2,916 Painters … … 107,670 111,860 113,190 105,960 106,780 6,660 9,867 6,466 9,684 5,930 7,347 Plumbers … … 28,240 31,340 33,640 32,070 32,910 1,830 2,620 2,278 2,906 2,227 4,560 Labourers … … 225,120 241,860 261,100 235,600 245,040 20,435 26,042 20,551 30,342 25,873 34,761 All others … … 161,490 159,460 168,260 181,160 175,400 18,476 20,343 16,873 23,029 23,506 32,663 Total … … 745,450 789,560 833,940 802,200 810,620 50,910 68,191 52,112 81,927 67,742 101,066 * Aged 16 and over. † Aged 16–64. The figures do not include workers (e.g. workers engaged on the maintenance of buildings) employed by firms engaged in industries other than the building industry.