§ Colonel DAYasked the Minister of Labour if he will give figures of persons employed in the manufacture of motor vehicles at the present time, and the number of unemployed, as compared with the figures for 1925?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDEstimates of the numbers of insured persons in individual industries can only be made once a year from data obtained in connection with the exchange of unemployment books in July. At July, 1925, the estimated number of insured persons in Great Britain classified as belonging to the industrial group—construction and repair of motor vehicles, cycles and aircraft was 213,210, as compared with 201,790 at July, 1924. The number of insured persons in
Judustry. Number Unemployed. Percentage Unemployed. 24th May, 1926. 25th May, 1925. 24th May, 1926. 25th May, 1925. General Engineering; Engineers' Iron and Steel Founding. 107,839 77,118 17.2 12.3 Electrical Engineering 8,136 4,072 10.6 5.7 Marine Engineering, etc. 15,993 12,293 25.9 18.6 Constructional Engineering 5,603 3,262 21.4 13.6 Construction and Repair of Motor Vehicles, Cycles and Aircraft. 21,478 11,929 10.0 5.9 Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing 92,695 80,424 38.3 31.5