§ Mr. McGOVERNasked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the number of persons in the building trades that are unemployed at present; and the number in each trade, respectively?
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§ Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEADThe total number of insured persons, aged 14–64 years, in the building industry, recorded as unemployed in Great Britain at 24th February, 1936, was 192,682, of whom 182,394 were men aged 21–64 years, 9,874 were youths and boys aged under 21 years, and 414 were woman and girls. The occupations of the unemployed men, aged 21–64 years, were as follow:
Occupation. Number. Carpenters 16,189 Bricklayers 6,472 Masons 3,564 Slaters and Tilers 1,490 Plasterers 3,376 Painters 36,510 Plumbers 3,797 Labourers to above and Builders' Labourers 44,490 Navvies, etc., and General Labourers 34,123 All other occupations 32,383 Total, aged 21–64 years 182,394