Mr. T. THOMSONasked the Minister of Labour, as representing the Ministry of Health, if he will give particulars of the number of men engaged in building houses under the various Government-assisted housing schemes in each of the months of the present year?
§ Sir M. BARLOWThe following statement gives the number of skilled and unskilled men engaged on assisted housing schemes of local authorities and public utility societies on the 1st of each month of the present year:
Skilled. Unskilled. Total. 1 January, 1922 … 66,807 49,792 116,599 1 February 1922 … 58,529 42,706 101,235 1 March 1922 … 54,911 39,923 94,834 1 April 1922 … 53,027 39,319 92,346 1 May 1922 … 49,032 37,645 86,677 1 June 1922 … 44,848 33,930 78,778 1 July 1922 … 40,248 29,675 69,923 1 August 1922 … 34,586 25,696 60,282 1 September 1922 … 28,263 21,185 49,448 1 October 1922 … 23,657 18,001 41,658 1 November 1922 … 19,617 15,304 34,921 1 December 1922 … 15,646 12,347 27,993