§ Mr. GEORGE HALLasked the Minister of Labour the number of coal miners
TABLE showing the Number of Persons Insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts and classified as belonging to the Coal Mining Industry who were recorded as unemployed at the end of each Month from July, 1925, to January, 1926. Area. 1925. 1926. July. August. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Northumberland 14,317 14,190 12,315 9,586 9,028 7,344 6,247 Durham 41,821 41,650 58,832 48,189 40,959 36,805 33,881 Cumberland and Westmorland 2,907 9,045 5,517 3,609 1,997 1,384 1,289 Yorkshire 16,476 33,940 22,648 11,631 9,448 11,931 5,804 Lancashire and Cheshire 11,344 41,816 38,800 27,592 19,649 11,496 8,507 Derbyshire 4,179 10,259 8,735 3,942 2,701 1,272 1,008 Notts. and Leicester 5,423 5,839 8,931 6,824 4,242 2,146 861 Warwick 346 331 479 288 274 259 208 Staffs, Worcester and Salop 11,710 10,329 10,549 7,493 6,925 5,086 4,942 Gloucester and Somerset 1,511 3,872 4,981 3,485 3,366 2,408 1,988 Kent 76 57 145 74 105 96 117 Wales and Monmouth 40,976 80,320 84,257 94,436 62,744 39,702 42,304 ENGLAND AND WALES 151,567 245,830 256,841 217,504 161,770 120,258 107,545 Scotland 32,766 33,821 35,771 29,368 27,695 20,139 18,124 GREAT BRITAIN 184,333 279,651 292,612 246,872 189,465 140,397 125,669