§ Mr. Kellyasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the number of men, women, and young persons registered as employed in the cotton trade in January and June, 1937, respectively?
§ Mr. E. BrownStatistics of the numbers of insured persons classified as
— Estimated Numbers of Insured at July, 1936. Numbers of Insured Persons Recorded as Unemployed at 25th January, 1937. 21st June, 1937. Men (aged 21–64) … … … 134,340 19,263 15,620 Young Men (aged 18–20) … … … 8,760 638 377 Boys (aged 14–17) … … … 15,970 273 161 Women (aged 21–64) … … … 229,700 26,396 25,028 Young Women (aged 18–20) … … 22,970 1,022 855 Girls (aged 14–17) … … … 35,910 653 467 Total (aged 14–64) … … 447,650 48,245 42,508