§ Mr. Lyonsasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the number of persons registered for employment in the hosiery and underwear trades who were respectively unemployed, wholly or partially, at the end of February, 1937, or at the latest convenient date; the corresponding figures for similar dates at each 993W of the last three years; and separate figures for the City of Leicester?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe following table shows the numbers of insured persons in
— Hosiery. Shirts, Collars, Underclothing, etc. Aged 16–64. Aged 14 and 15 years.* Aged 16–64. Aged 14 and 15 years.* Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Great Britain. 22nd February, 1937 … 4,551 6,089 239 3,003 1,532 290 24th February, 1936 … 4,946 6,714 338 3,406 1,711 447 25th February, 1935 … 6,589 13,583 512 3,787 2,320 399 19th February, 1934 … 4,376 6,742 † 2,633 1,378 † Leicester. 22nd February, 1937 … 952 1,687 6 5 5 — 24th February, 1936 … 1,010 1,678 11 6 3 — 25th February, 1935 … 1,656 3,392 25 9 9 — 19th February, 1934 … 955 1,668 † — 3 † * Separate statistics of the numbers wholly unemployed and temporarily stopped are not available for persons under the age of 16. † Juveniles under 16 years of age were not insurable before 3rd September, 1934.