§ 37. Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Labour if he will state, for the latest convenient date, the number of workers who were receiving less than£500 per annum and the industries in which these workers are employed.
§ Mr. Watkinson:I regret that this information is not available.
§ 38. Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Labour the number of workers who were, in October, 1954, receiving the then national average wage rate of£8 11s. 9d.
NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN WALES, GLAMORGANSHIRE AND CARDIFF AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES Date Wales Glamorganshire Cardiff Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total 11th March, 1946 40,002 31,781 71,783 26,681 21,171 47,852 1,779 1,166 2,945 10th March, 1947 66,986 20,649 87,635 33,866 11,188 45,054 2,835 594 3,429 15th March, 1948 29,330 12,644 41,974 17,734 6,929 24,663 2,241 366 2,607 14th March, 1949 27,374 11,105 38,479 16,439 5,775 22,214 2,468 525 2,993 13th March, 1950 25,971 10,520 36,491 14,765 4,869 19,634 2,867 471 3,338 12th March, 1951 18,677 9,248 27,925 9,963 4,432 14,395 2,161 480 2,641 17th March, 1952 16,627 10,897 27,524 8,697 5,235 13,932 1,889 659 2,548 16th March, 1953 21,088 10,304 31,392 10,843 5,031 15,874 2,263 471 2,734 15th March, 1954 16,239 9,752 25,991 8,443 4,547 12,990 1,958 499 2,457 14th March, 1955 12,430 7,612 20,042 5,786 3,379 9,165 1,458 417 1,875