§ Mr. Mainwaringasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed men registered at Treorchy, Tonypandy, Ferndale and Porth Exchanges, respectively, on 1st December, 1947, and 1st February, 1948.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe numbers of insured men registered as unemployed at the Employment Exchanges in question, excluding those classified as unsuitable for ordinary employment, at the nearest dates for which figures are available, are as follow:
— Men aged 18 and under 65. 8th December, 1947. 12th January, 1948. Treorchy … 780 777 Tonypandy … 883 933 Ferndale … 526 586 Porth … 560 615
§ Mr. Mainwaringasked the Minister of Labour the numbers of ex-miners registered on 1st February, 1948, as suffering from either silicosis or pneumoconiosis at each of the Treorchy, Tonypandy, Ferndale and Porth exchanges.
§ Mr. IsaacsA special count was taken on 5th November, 1947, of ex-miners registered under the Disabled Persons178W persons signing on, those who have been signing on for more than three months to be shown separately.
§ Mr. IsaacsFigures in the detail required are not available for any date later than 8th December, 1947. The figures for that date are given in the following Table:
(Employment) Act, 1944, as disabled on account of silicosis or pneumoconiosis. The figures for the four exchanges mentioned were then as follow:
Exchange. Total Registered as Disabled. Total in column (2) recorded as unemployed. Capable of ordinary employment. Severely disabled needing sheltered employment. (1) (2) (3) (4) Treorchy 169 135 27 Tonypandy 945 370 30 Ferndale 560 205 21 Porth 631 132 37