§ Mr. McInnesasked the Minister of Labour how many people were employed in the stone building industry in Scotland, as at December, 1939, as compared with December, 1950.
§ Mr. RobensIt is assumed that the Question refers to the number of masons in the building industry. The following table gives such information as is available:
NUMBERS OF INSURED MASONS IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY IN SCOTLAND* — Estimated total number, employed and unemployed, at mid-year Number registered as unemployed in December 1939 4,670 665 1950 2,400 32 * The figures for 1939 relate to persons aged 14–64 insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, whereas those for 1950 relate to persons aged 15 and over (including men aged 65 and over) insured under the new national insurance scheme which came into operation in 1948. The figures for both years exclude employers and persons working on their own account.