HC Deb 29 June 1928 vol 219 cc858-9W
Mr. KELLY

asked the Minister of Labour the number of quarry workers who were registered as unemployed in May and June, 1928, respectively; and the number of unemployed china-clay workers at the same period?

Mr. BETTERTON

The following table shows the numbers of insured persons in

Industry. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Total
Stone quarrying and mining 2,510 484 2,994
Slate quarrying and mining 298 105 403
Iron ore and ironstone mining and quarrying 1,498 559 2,057
Mining and quarrying not separately specified 1,175 228 1,403
Clay, sand, gravel and chalk pit digging 682 53 735
Separate statistics for china-clay workers are not available.