§ Mr. Lyonsasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of persons registered for employment in the hosiery and underwear trades who were unemployed, wholly or partially, in the whole country and in the city of Leicester, respectively, at the latest convenient date in March, 1937?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe following table shows the numbers of insured persons in the hosiery industry, and the shirts, collars, underclothing etc. industry, respectively, recorded as unemployed (a) in Great Britain and (b) at Leicester, at 15th March, 1937:
Great Britain. Leicester. Hosiery. Aged 16–64 years: Wholly unemployed 4,230 875 Temporarily stopped 5,376 1,579 Aged 14 and 15 years* 240 6 Shirts, Collars, Underclothing, etc. Aged 16–64 years: Wholly unemployed 2,689 3 Temporarily stopped 997 5 Aged 14 and 15 years* 283 — * Separate statistics of the numbers wholly unemployed and temporarily stopped are not available for persons under the age of 16.