§ Mr. LOGANasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed in the shipbuilding industry at the latest available date, and comparable figures for 1932 and 1933?
Mr. STANLEYAt 24th September, 1934, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 70,607 insured persons in the shipbuilding and ship-repairing industry classification recorded as unemployed in Great Britain. The corresponding figures for 26th September, 1932, and 25th September, 1933, were 107,577 and 91,880 respectively.