Lieut. - Colonel Bromley- Davenport asked the Minister of Labour the number of members of registered trade unions; and the number of those members paying the political levy for each of the years 1926, 1927, 1939, 1944 and 1945.
: Figures are not yet available for the year 1945, and theMr. Isaacsinformation desired is only partially available for the year 1926.
The following is the information available:
Year Membership. All Registered Unions Registered Unions with Political Funds. Contributing to Political Funds. 1926 4.147.653 * * 1927 3,903,048 2,947,400† 2,224,000† 1939 5 018,968 4,018,179 2,012,446 1944 6,738,738 5,579,057 2,397,111 *Not available. †A relatively small number of members of Employers Associations are included, separate figures not being available.