§ Colonel BURTONasked the Minister of Labour what are the most recent figures available as to the number of unemployed in the coalmining, shipbuilding, and iron and steel industries?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe following statement gives the information asked for:
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TABLE showing the number and percentage of insured persons in Great Britain classified as belonging to the coal mining, shipbuilding and iron and steel industries respectively recorded as unemployed at 21st November, 1927. — Number. Percentage. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Total. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Total. Coal mining 139,188 82,514 221,702 11.6 6.9 18.5 Shipbuilding and ship-repairing. 41,524 1,979 43,503 20.4 1.0 21.4 Pig iron manufacture (blast furnace). 2,935 835 3,770 11.8 3.3 15.1 Steel melting and iron puddling furnaces, iron and steel rolling mills and forges. 17,141 24,833 41,974 8.8 12.8 21.6