HC Deb 13 February 1951 vol 484 cc51-2W
Mr. Llewellyn

asked the Minister of Labour how many persons are registered as unemployed in the City of Cardiff; and what is the number of building operatives unemployed, with their respective occupations.

Mr. Bevan

The total number of unemployed persons on the registers of employment exchanges in Cardiff at 15th January, 1951, was 3,005. The numbers of men and boys, included in this total, whose last employment was in the building industry, were as follow:

Carpenters 6
Bricklayers 11
Plasterers 5
Painters and Decorators 75
Plumbers and Glaziers 9
All other occupations in the building industry (mainly labourers) 114
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