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Sir G. PENNY
asked the Minister of Labour the total membership of trade unions in Great Britain; and the number of members contributing to the political funds of such trade unions at the end of 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928, respectively?
Mr. E. BROWN
asked the Minister of Labour for the years 1923 to 1929, inclu-
— | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | |
1. | Membership of all Trade Unions.* | 000's | 000's | 000's | 000's | 000's | 000's | 000's |
Whose head offices were situated in Great Britain at end of year. | 5,401 | 5,517 | 5,478 | 5,193 | 4,893 | 4,781 | 4,821 | |
2. | Registered Trade Unions.† | |||||||
(a) Membership at end of year. | 4,414 | 4,501 | 4,492 | 4,192 | 3,947 | 3,809 | 3,827 | |
(b) No. of Members contributing to Political Fund at end of year. | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | 2,440 | 2,224 | 1,634 | 1,668 | |
£000's | £000's | £000's | £000's | £000's | £000's | |||
(c) Contributions of Members to Political Fund. | ‡ | 146 | 155 | 137 | 137 | 100 | 107 | |
(d) Total Political Fund In-come. | ‡ | 153 | 163 | 145 | 146 | 113 | 133 | |
3. | Unregistered Trade Unions. | 000's | 000's | 000's | 000's | 000's | 000's | 000's |
(a) Membership at end of year. | 1,033 | 1,058 | 1,031 | 1,045 | 990 | 1,017 | 1,042 | |
(b) No. of Members contributing to Political Fund at end of year. | 597 | 607 | ||||||
£000's | £000's | |||||||
(c) Contributions of Members to Political Fund. | Not available | 70 | 51 | |||||
(d) Total Political Fund In-come. | 73 | 55 | ||||||
*Excluding Employers' Associations Registered as Trade Unions. | ||||||||
† Including Employers' Associations Registered as Trade Unions. The membership of such organisations did not reach 50,000 in any of the years for which figures are stated. | ||||||||
‡ Not available. |