HC Deb 12 March 1931 vol 249 cc1402-3W
Sir R. ASKE

asked the Minister of Labour how many building trade operatives there are registered as unemployed at the Newcastle-on-Tyne Employment Exchanges?

Miss BONDFIELD

The following table shows the number of insured persons in the building industry classification recorded as unemployed at the Employment Exchanges at Newcastle-on-Tyne, Elswick and Heaton at 23rd February 1931:

Occupation. Number.
Carpenters … … 209
Bricklayers … … 77
Masons … … 14
Slaters … … 15
Plasterers … … 86
Painters … … 242
Plumbers … … 73
Labourers to above … … 547
All other occupations … … 474
1,737.