§ Mr. Edward Daviesasked the Minister of Labour the latest available unemployment figures for each of the towns in North Staffordshire on a trade and industry basis.
§ Mr. IsaacsI have had the figures extracted and am sending them to my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. Parkinasked the Minister of Labour how many employed and how many unemployed building operatives there are at present in the area covered by Stroud and Dursley employment exchanges.
§ Mr. IsaacsIt is provisionally estimated that the numbers of insured men and boys in the building industry in the areas of the Stroud and Dursley Employment Exchanges at July, 1946, were about 700 239W and 140, respectively. The numbers unemployed at 16th September were four at Stroud and one at Dursley.
§ Mr. Naylorasked the Minister of Labour the number of building trade operatives signing on at the Southwark employment exchange at the end of September, separated to show the number of bricklayers, carpenters, painters and labourers.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe following table shows the numbers of unemployed insured males, aged 16 and under 65 years, classified as belonging to the building industry on the registers of the borough employment exchange at 16th September, 1946:
Bricklayer 1 Carpenter 7 Painter 4 Other building trade craftsmen 17 Navvies and labourers 104 All other occupations 21 Total 149