HC Deb 18 March 1929 vol 226 cc1496-9W
Mr. KELLY

asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed in the Thornhill district of Dumfriesshire, the Western district of Stirlingshire, and the Lancaster, Morecambe, and Heysham areas in January and February; and the number transferred from distressed areas to those districts?

Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND

There are no local offices of the Ministry of Labour in the Thornhill district of Dumfriesshire or in the Western district of Stirlingshire or at Heysham and separate figures for these areas are therefore not available. The following table shows the numbers of persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the other areas mentioned.

Date. Lancaster. Morecambe.
1929.
7th January 1,163 565
14th January 1,191 538
21st January 1,228 530
28th January 1,264 551
4th February 1,246 557
11th February 1,166 526
18th February 1,297 638
25th February 1,126 505

Statistics of the numbers of persons transferred from depressed areas to the districts mentioned in the question are not available.

Great Britain.
Estimated number of insured persons aged 16 and over at July, 1924. Insured persons aged 16 and over recorded as unemployed at 23rd February, 1925. Estimated number of insured persons aged 16 to 64 at July, 1928. Insured persons aged 16 to 64 recorded as unemployed at 25th February, 1929.
Men (18 and over). Women and Juveniles Men (18 and over). Women and Juveniles. Men (18–64). Women and Juveniles. Men (18–64). Women and Juveniles
Coal Mining 1,178,940 80,260 125,492 5,423 1,050,570 65,180 167,924 2,511
Pig Iron Manufacture (Blast Furnaces). 29,130 960 5,386 100 21,520 630 3,536 36
Steel Melting and Iron Puddling Furnaces, Iron and Steel Rolling Mills and Forges. 193,280 13,300 45,942 1,289 166,330 12,180 34,672 662
Tinplate Manufacture 22,590 6,670 11,478 1,807 26,000 6,040 6,024 1,080
Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing. 219,310 13,450 75,025 1,636 178,310 13,050 49,113 885
General Engineering, Engineers' Iron and Steel Founding. 548,440 72,060 78,593 3,386 494,170 81,070 55,801 3,062
Electrical Engineering 52,770 18,460 2,995 962 57,070 22,410 3,383 888
Marine Engineering 56,610 3,630 10,066 126 45,400 4,790 6,456 114
Constructional Engineering. 21,760 2,210 3,428 122 24,320 2,940 3,333 108
Construction and Repair of Motor Vehicles, Cycles and Aircraft. 169,606 32,360 12,777 1,555 192,730 39,830 14,504 1,479
Cotton 187,570 384,700 12,172 26,165 182,720 371,080 23,194 42,807
Woollen and Worsted 101,290 159,190 14,249 20,542 90,710 150,710 13,062 18,544
Silk and Artificial Silk 14,910 26,580 1,053 2,579 29,440 40,330 3,898 4,665
Linen 4,490 12,500 482 1,963 3,870 10,960 545 1,566
Jute 11,700 29,520 1,790 2,612 10,930 28,690 1,411 2,309
Hemp Spinning and Weaving, Rope, Cord, Twine, etc., Making. 5,840 11,660 547 1,284 5,690 10,680 531 1,026
Hosiery 18,450 74,750 1,383 7,143 19,400 82,840 1,382 6,422
Lace 8,040 12,310 2,160 1,925 6,060 11,010 766 733
Carpet Manufacture 11,010 16,110 682 1,461 8,860 15,540 693 1,201
Textile Industries not separately specified. 11,810 28,210 1,281 3,980 12,230 28,130 1,034 2,333
Textile Bleaching, Dyeing, Printing, etc. 76,410 34,560 9,319 3,881 73,510 34,360 12,801 3,935
Total of above industries 2,943,950 1,033,450 416,300 89,971 2,699,840 1,032,450 404,063 96,366

Mr. D. GRENFELL

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the figures of unemployment in the week ending 3rd March, 1929, and for the corresponding week in 1925 for the following trades: coal-mining, iron and steel, blast furnaces, tinplate manufacturing, shipbuilding, textiles and engineering, with the number of men in employment in each case on the dates given?

Mr. BETTERTON

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 13th March, 1929; col. 1114, Vol. 226] supplied the following statement:

Mr. T. WILLIAMS

asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed men and women over 18 years of age on 1st March, 1913, to 1920, and each subsequent year; and the number of unemployed persons between 14 and 18 years on 1st March, 1920, and each subsequent year?

Date. Men (18 and over) Women (18 and over) Juveniles (14 to 17). Total.
4th March, 1921 904,640 467,268 137,121 1,509,029
6th March, 1922 1,396,138 323,973 108,112 1,828,223
5th March, 1923 1,045,332 214,353 84,040 1,343,725
3rd March, 1924 834,871 229,475 70,396 1,134,742
2nd March, 1925 948,938 220,759 65,921 1,235,618
1st March, 1926 872,055 173,153 61,930 1,107,138
7th March, 1927 926,975 154,852 62,233 1,144,060
5th March, 1928 880,107 149,837 64,508 1,094,452
4th March, 1929 1,114,170 202,609 70,553 1,387,332