§ Mr. O'CONNORasked the Minister of Labour the numbers of insured lace 655W workers who were employed and unemployed, respectively, on the first day of each month from 1st July, 1929, until 1st July, 1930, both dates included?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe following table gives the information desired so far as available:
Insured persons aged 16–64 classified as belonging to the lace industry in Great Britain. Date. Numbers recorded as unemployed. 24th June, 1929 1,655 22nd July, 1929 1,565 26th August, 1929 1,567 23rd September, 1929 1,608 21st October, 1929 1,494 25th November, 1929 1,649 16th December, 1929 1,647 27th January, 1930 1,973 24th February, 1930 1,696 24th March, 1930 1,870 28th April, 1930 2,099 26th May, 1930 2,491 23rd June, 1930 2,659
— Men. Boys Women. Girls. Total. A.—Numbers on Registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain. 23rd June, 1930 … … … … 1,296,912 42,151 436,748 39,531 1,815,342 24th June, 1929 … … … … 875,106 27,082 191,317 24,302 1,117,807 B.—Numbers on Register of Dundee Exchange. 23rd June, 1930 … … … … 8,098 385 9,323 409 18,215 24th June, 1929 … … … … 5,063 217 3,173 37 8,490 C.—Insured persons recorded as unemployed at Dundee Exchange. All industries … 23rd June, 1930— Percentages … 25.7 6.3 33.0 9.8 27.3 24th June, 1929— Percentages … 16.2 1.4 11.4 0.7 12.8 Jute industry … 23rd June, 1930— Number … … 3,566 139 9,087 277 13,069 Percentages … 38.4 10.8 41.7 13.3 37.9 24th June, 1929— Number … … 1,557 20 3,153 16 4,746 Percentages … 16.8 1.5 14.5 0.7 13.8