§ Mr. Mulleyasked the Minister of Labour the number of men insured in the various building occupations in the City of Sheffield at the latest available date; and the number in those occupations now unemployed.
§ Mr. IsaacsStatistics showing the total numbers of insured persons are not available for any date later than July, 1948. The following table shows the approximate numbers of insured males in the building industry classification in the area of the Sheffield, Attercliffe and Woodhouse Employment Exchanges at July, 21W 1948, and the numbers registered as unemployed at those exchanges at 13th March, 1950:
Occupation Approximate number of insured male employees at July, 1948 Number registered as unemployed at 13th March, 1950 Carpenters and joiners 1,620 6 Bricklayers 1,420 5 Masons 40 — Salters and tilers 120 1 Plasterers 430 — Painters and decorators 1,150 42 Plumbers and glaziers 600 2 Concreters, scaffolders, etc. 80 — Labourers 3,040 80 All other occupations 1,830 15 10,620* 151 * This total includes 290 men aged 65 and over. The occupations of these men are not known and they are therefore excluded from the analysis in the Table.