§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Labour the figures of unemployed insured persons classified as belonging to the theatrical, music hall and cinema industries for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date?
§ Miss BONDFIELDSeparate statistics are not available respecting the numbers unemployed in the theatrical, music hall and cinema industries. For statistical purposes such persons are included in the group "Entertainments and Sports." The following Table shows the numbers of insured persons, aged 16 to 64, classified as belonging to the entertainments and sports group recorded as unemployed in Great Britain during the last 12 months:
Date. 1929. Insured Persons Unemployed. 25th March … … 7,432 22nd April … … 7,331 27th May … … 7,228 24th June … … 7,385 22nd July … … 7,293 26th August … … 7,022 23rd September … … 7,159 21st October … … 8,699 25th November … … 9,824 16th December … … 9,725 1930. 27th January … … 10,556 24th February … … 10,891