§ Mr. Lyonsasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of insured men and women belonging to all branches of the engineering industry for the months of January and February, 1519W 1937, respectively; and the numbers registered as unemployed, wholly and otherwise, for the same periods?
§ Mr. E. BrownStatistics showing the total numbers of insured persons in particular industries are available only in respect of July of each year. The follow-
Industry. Estimated total numbers, aged 18–64, insured at July, 1936. Date. Numbers recorded as unemployed. Men. Women. Men. Women. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Total. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Total. General Engineering, etc. 470,260 39,650 25th Jan. 1937 28,706 4,872 33,578 1,199 362 1,561 22nd Feb. 1937 27,962 3,671 31,633 1,199 207 1,406 Electrical Engineering 71,430 18,150 25th Jan. 1937 2,680 159 2,839 500 43 543 22nd Feb. 1937 2,653 132 2,785 530 45 575 Marine Engineering 39,930 680 25th Jan. 1937 4,073 345 4,418 18 1 19 22nd Feb. 1937 3,997 377 4,374 13 — 13 Constructional Engineering. 32,260 1,170 25th Jan. 1937 3,089 420 3,509 26 1 27 22nd Feb. 1937 3,098 412 3,510 27 — 27 Construction and repair of motor vehicles, cycles and aircraft. 262,200 25,860 25th Jan. 1937 10,768 4,053 14,821 747 190 937 22nd Feb. 1937 10,307 2,292 12,590 751 100 851