§ Major GLYNasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of ships of upwards of 1,000 tons on the British register of shipping that are now laid up, and the total tonnage thus unemployed; what proportion are ships of less than five years of age; what proportion are cargo freight; what proportion are liner passenger tonnage; and how do these figures compare with German, French and Greek shipping?
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§ Mr. W. R. SMITHAccording to information supplied by the Chamber of Shipping, 655 British vessels of 1,000 tons gross and upwards were laid up at ports in Great Britain and Ireland on 1st April, 1931, the gross tonnage of these vessels being 3,034,700 tons. These vessels included 57 vessels built, according to Lloyd's Register of Shipping, in the years 1926 to 1930 and one vessel built in 1931, their total gross tonnage being 305,300 tons or about 10 per cent. of the total tonnage of laid up vessels of 1,000 tons gross and upwards. The tonnage built prior to 1926 which was laid up on 1st April last formed about 19 per cent. of the tonnage of vessels of 1,000 tons gross and upwards registered prior to 1926 and remaining on the register on 31st December last, the corresponding figure for vessels built from 1926 onwards being 7 per cent. No information is available as to the division of the laid-up
NUMBERS on the Registers of the Borough Employment Exchange at 2nd June, 1930, and 1st June, 1931. —— 2nd June, 1930. 1st June, 1931. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Total. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Total. Men … … 6,604 44 6,648 9,723 150 9,873 Boys … … 131 — 131 212 — 212 Women … … 2,182 68 2,250 3,030 93 3,123 Girls … … 120 — 120 106 — 106 Total … 9,037 112 9,149 13,071 243 13,314
§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Labour the number of vacancies filled by the Walworth Road, Borough, Employment Exchange for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date?
§ Miss BONDFIELDDuring the 12 months ended 1st June, 1931, 14,516 vacancies were filled by the Borough Employment Exchange.