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Mr. DAY
asked the Minister of Labour the figures of unemployed insured persons classified as belonging to the theatrical, music hall and cinema industries for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date?
Miss BONDFIELD
Separate statistics are not available respecting the numbers unemployed in the theatrical, music hall and cinema industries. For statistical purposes such persons are included in the group "Entertainments and Sports." The following Table shows the numbers of insured persons, aged 16 to 64, classified as belonging to the entertainments and sports group recorded as unemployed in Great Britain during the last 12 months:
| Date. 1929. | Insured Persons Unemployed. | ||
| 25th March | … | … | 7,432 |
| 22nd April | … | … | 7,331 |
| 27th May | … | … | 7,228 |
| 24th June | … | … | 7,385 |
| 22nd July | … | … | 7,293 |
| 26th August | … | … | 7,022 |
| 23rd September | … | … | 7,159 |
| 21st October | … | … | 8,699 |
| 25th November | … | … | 9,824 |
| 16th December | … | … | 9,725 |
| 1930. | |||
| 27th January | … | … | 10,556 |
| 24th February | … | … | 10,891 |