HC Deb 11 June 1931 vol 253 cc1207-8W
Sir K. WOOD

asked the Minister of Labour how many of the 110,000 men employed on State-aided schemes are engaged upon road work; and the various categories of work upon which the remainder are employed?

Miss BONDFIELD

Of the total of nearly 110,000 directly employed on 24th April on the site of schemes approved

tonnage between cargo vessels and passenger liners. The available figures regarding the tonnage of German, French and Greek shipping laid up on the dates nearest to 1st April, 1931, are as follow:

Country and Date. Gross Tons.
Germany (Mid-April) 648,300
France (15th April) 310,900
Greece (1st March) 370,000

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