§ Mr. E. BROWNasked the Minister of Labour if he can give the number in the seven largest industries coming under the provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Acts for which insurance books have been taken out; and if he can give any information as to the rates of wages that obtained in these industries for the year 1913, and the rates of wages for similar classes that obtained in the year 1923?
§ Mr. SHAWI am sending my hon. Friend a copy of the "Ministry of Labour Gazette" for February, which contains a Table showing the estimated number of insured persons in each of 100 of the principal industry groups covered by the Unemployment Insurance Acts, and a copy of the Gazette for October last,
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Dockyards. 1906. Sept. 1907. Jan. 1908. July. 1909. April. 1910. April. 1911. April. 1912. April. 1913. April. 1914. April. 1915. April. 1916. April. Portsmouth … 8,421 8,398 9,521 9,824 10,471 11,706 11,319 12,005 13,117 14,261 14,182 Devonport … 7,381 7,520 8,307 8,524 9,443 10,351 10,699 11,825 12,290 14,163 14,035 Chatham … 6,796 6,765 7,988 8,623 8,303 8,732 8,786 10,044 10,003 12,145 10,473 Pembroke Dk. … 1,929 2,026 2,001 1,991 2,043 2,157 2,192 2,165 2,478 2,462 3,348 Rosyth … — — — — — — — — — — 2,944 which contains a comparison of rates of wages in each of the principal industries for which information is available at August, 1914, and September, 1923.