§ Mr. William Sheltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment among those citizens of the Republic of Ireland currently resident in this country, what is the estimate of the percentage currently unemployed, and the percentage currently employed in the building industry.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithI regret that I can give no current estimate. Comprehensive information about the numbers of employed and unemployed workers from the Republic of Ireland is obtained only when a census of population is taken. The results of the 1971 census are not yet available.