HC Deb 15 April 1929 vol 227 cc22-3W
Mr. KELLY

asked the Secretary for Mines whether any tin mines have been reopened during the last six months; and, if so, the number of tin miners who have been given employment as a result of such reopening?

Commodore KING

No Cornish tin mines have been reopened during the last six months, but prospecting work has been in progress at three mines, with a view to further production.

Insured Persons aged16to64classified as belonging to the Chemicals Industry in Great Britain.
Date. Estimated numbers insured. Numbers of insured persons recorded as unemployed.
Men. Women. Juveniles. Men. Women. Juveniles.
July, 1913 Statistics not available.
July, 1914
23rd July, 1928 73,910 18,840 7,000 4,937 792 123
25th March, 1929 Figures not available. 5,266 647 126