§ Mr. KELLYasked the Minister of Labour the number of shipbuilding workers who were unemployed in February, 1926, 1927 and 1928, respectively?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe following table shows the numbers of insured persons in Great Britain classified as belonging to the shipbuilding and ship-repairing industry recorded as unemployed in February, 1926, 1927 and 1928, respectively.
Date Number unemployed. 22nd Febuary,1926 … 80,586 21st Febuary,1927 … 66,252 20th Febuary,1928 … 39,318