§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Minister of Labour how many persons were employed in the shipbuilding industry in Great Britain on the latest convenient date; what was the corresponding number on the same date last year; and whether these figures include Government employés?
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§ Miss BONDFIELDThe estimated number of insured persons, aged 16 to 64, classified as belonging to the shipbuilding and ship-repairing industry in Great Britain at July, 1929, the latest date for which figures are available, was 192,480. The numbers of insured persons recorded as unemployed were 60,013 at 23rd June, 1930, and 42,824 at 24th June, 1929. The figures include insured workpeople from Government shipyards.