§ 39. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Labour the number unemployed in Wales on the last convenient date; whether he will declare the classification of the mass of these unemployed according to their trades and the number registered as unemployed and who are incapacitated through disability or industrial disease.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe following table gives an industrial analysis of the insured persons registered as unemployed in Wales and Monmouthshire at 14th April. It includes 13,850 registered disabled persons suitable for ordinary employment, but excludes 2,219 disabled persons who require employment under sheltered conditions.
doublers, and learners to train for these operations. So far as agriculture is concerned, I understand from my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture that there is a general shortage of all types of skilled workers.
§ 41. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Labour how many workers are engaged in Wales in each of the following industries: mining, agriculture, foundries, steel 7W and tinplate, building, transport and the building materials industry; and how many workers could be absorbed immediately by these industries.
§ Mr. IsaacsStatistics of employment in Wales are not available for any date later than June, 1946. The following table shows the estimated numbers of insured persons employed in the specified indus-
Industry Estimated numbers of insured persons employed at June, 1946. Vacancies notified to Employment Exchanges and remaining unfilled at 16th April, 1947. Males Females For Males For Females Coalmining … … 115,290 1,120 2,954 2 Agriculture, Horticulture, etc. … … 24,610 4,080 320 29 Stove, Grate, Pipe, etc., & General Iron Founding* 790 160 46 1 Steel Melting & Iron Puddling, Iron & Steel Rolling, etc. 31,450 2,380 206 31 Tin Plates … … 10,410 2,240 323 46 Building … … 26,300 310 2,114 2 Civil Engineering Construction … … 11,490 230 723 2 Transport & Communication† … … 48,250 5,370 396 14 Brick, Tile, Pipe, etc., Making … … 3410 180 270 2 Cement, Limekilns, etc. … … 620 20 8 — Cast Stone, Cast Concrete Products etc. … … 1,640 230 24 4 Slate Quarrying & Mining … … 4,170 20 1,228 — Clay, Sand, Gravel & Chalk Pits … … 340 10 5 — Glass (excluding Glass Bottle) Manufacture … 400 250 10 5 Paint, Varnish, etc. … … 100 10 1 — * Excluding engineers' ironfounding for which figures are not available. † Excluding permanent railway employees excepted from Unemployment Insurance.