§ Mr. Hastingsasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of unemployed of each of the principal grades of the building industry on the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe following table gives the information desired:
Numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of employment exchanges in Great Britain at 15th May, 1950, whose last employment was in the building industry. Carpenters … … … 1,022 Bricklayers … … … 334 Masons … … … 25 Slaters and tillers … … … 133 Plasterers … … … 248 Painters and decorators … … … 1,858 Plumbers and glaziers … … … 647 All other occupations … … … 18,386 TOTAL … … … 22,653