§ Major NATHANasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons unemployed in the various industries affected by the Import Duties Act, 1932, and the Ottawa Agreements Act, 1932, and the Orders made thereunder, at the end of August, 1931, at the end of February, 1932, and at the end of February, 1933, respectively?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe following table gives the numbers of insured persons aged 16–64 recorded as unemployed in Great Britain at the dates specified in the industry groups concerned in the production of the classes of goods which are subject to duty under the Import Duties Act, 1932. The undertakings given by the Dominions and India in the trade agreements concluded at Ottawa, cover a very wide field, and it is not practicable to enumerate all the industries in this country which are or may be affected by them.
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Industrial Group. 24th August, 1931. 22nd February, 1932. 20th February, 1933. Engineering, etc.: General Engineering: Engineers' Iron and Steel Founding 165,792 160,300 161,050 Electrical Engineering 13,348 15,787 18,031 Marine Engineering, etc. 23,769 24,898 23,921 Constructional Engineering 7,457 9,431 11,750 Construction and Repair of Vehicles: Motor Vehicles, Cycles and Aircraft 59,983 55,666 48,603 Carriages, Carts, etc. 4,017 4,109 4,095 Railway Carriages, Wagons and Tramcars 11,733 12,274 14,900 Metal Trades: Stove, Grate, Pipe, etc., and General Iron Founding 22,916 25,294 27,151 Electric Cable, Apparatus, Lamps, etc. 15,286 15,785 21,357 Hand Tools, Cutlery, Saws, Files 14,345 11,664 11,149 Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets, Nails, etc. 9,957 6,809 6,205 Brass and Allied Metal Wares 7,185 6,083 5,669 Heating and Ventilating Apparatus 1,384 1,686 2,014 Watches, Clocks, Plate, Jewellery, etc. 9,331 8,791 8,212 Metal Industries not separately specified 48,896 41,586 40,109 Textile Trades: Cotton 241,117 142,935 126,533 Woollen and Worsted 87,733 40,031 45,686 Linen 5,205 3,689 4,336 Jute 18,552 16,220 14,078 Hemp, Rope, Cord, Twine, etc. 5,815 3,878 3,408 Hosiery 23,983 13,714 16,976 Lace 4,124 2,095 2,891 Carpets 7,430 3,051 3,873 Textiles not separately specified 9,934 6,785 6,760 Textile Bleaching, Printing, Dyeing, etc. 40,716 27,775 26,520 Leather and Leather Goods: Tanning, Currying and Dressing 7,583 7,231 7,333 Leather Goods 5,242 4,539 4,422 Clothing Trades: Tailoring 38,662 32,839 37,808 Dress Making and Millinery 9,973 11,676 12,309 Hats and Caps (including Straw Plait) 5,904 4,749 5,324 Shirts, Collars, Underclothing, etc. 8,988 5,978 7,473 Dress Industries not separately specified 3,576 2,743 3,507 Boots, Shoes, Slippers and Clogs 27,415 25,469 26,586 Food, Drink and Tobacco: Bread, Biscuits, Cakes, etc. 17,937 19,775 20,734 Grain Milling 2,861 2,777 3,250 Food Industries not separately specified 21,760 21,276 22,901 Sawmilling, Furniture and Woodwork: Sawmilling and Machined Woodwork 10,478 12,495 13,141 Wood Boxes and Packing Cases 3,417 3,578 3,453 Furniture Making, Upholstering, etc. 24,277 28,693 30,475 Wood working not separately specified 5,592 5,037 5,048 Printing and Paper Trades: Paper and Paper Board 8,521 5,624 6,508 Cardboard Boxes, Paper Bags and Stationery 7,255 6,282 5,911 Wall Paper Making 913 1,225 1,000 Stationery and Typewriting Requisites (not paper) 824 803 764 Other Manufacturing Industries: Rubber 13,484 13,337 12,548 Oilcloth, Linoleum, etc. 2,383 3,118 2,694 Brushes and Brooms 2,450 2,352 2,219 Scientific and Photographic Instruments and Apparatus 3,051 3,376 2,954 Toys, Games and Sports Requisites 2,252 2,292 2,595 Miscellaneous Industries 43,903 54,532 58,599 NOTE.—In some cases the products of industry groups specified above include certain classes of goods which are not subject to duty under the Import Duties Act, 1932.