§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Minister of Labour what were the numbers and percentages of persons in the ship-building and ship-repairing industry unemployed in the country generally and in each of the ship-building centres, respectively, as at 13th December, 1937, and 17th January, 1938, respectively, or other convenient dates?
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§ Mr. E. Brown, pursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 10th March, 1938;
The following Table shows the numbers and percentages unemployed among insured persons aged 16–64, in the shipbuilding and ship-repairing industry at the principal centres in Great Britain at 13th December, 1937, and 17th January, 1938. Area. 13th December, 1937. 17th January, 1938. Number. Per cent. Number. Per cent. Tyne … 7,156 34.0 5,959 28.3 Sunderland … 3,452 42.6 2,370 29.2 Tees … 1,924 24.7 1,702 21.9 Humber (including Grimsby) … 1,484 29.0 1,524 29.8 Thames … 1,826 13.5 1,662 12.3 Portsmouth and Gosport … 528 5.9 390 4.3 Southampton … 832 10.1 701 8.5 Plymouth and Devonport … 283 4.6 275 4.5 Falmouth … 317 17.8 262 14.7 Bristol … 110 13.9 85 10.8 Cardiff … 697 23.9 1,209 41.4 Mersey … 4,643 24.2 4,502 23.5 Barrow-in-Furness … 367 7.0 391 7.4 All other areas in England and Wales … 2,339 25.8 2,298 25.3 Total—England and Wales … 25,958 22.0 23,330 19.8 Clyde* … 8,808 24.9 8,944 25.3 Aberdeen … 275 18.2 228 15.1 Dundee and Broughty Ferry … 548 30.3 580 32.0 Leith … 459 29.6 320 20.6 All other areas in Scotland … 1,069 21.0 1,043 20.5 Total—Scotland … 11,159 24.6 11,115 24.5 Great Britain … 37,117 22.7 34,445 21.1 Note.—The figures for certain areas at 13th December, 1937, were affected by adverse weather conditions.
* Including Greenock for which the figures were as follows:—December, 1,807 and 35.3 Per cent. January, 1,937 and 37.8 per cent. For Greenock and Port Glasgow combined the figures were:—December, 2,808 and 30.2 per cent.; January, 3,053 and 32.8 per cent.