§ 15. Major ELLIOTasked the Minister of Labour if she will state the figures, by categories, of those registered as unemployed at the Finnieston Employment Exchange, Glasgow, and the central Employment Exchange, Glasgow, for the most recent date available; and what are the corresponding figures for the corresponding date in 1929?
§ Miss BONDFIELDAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will circulate a Statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
597| Persons on the Registers of Certain Employment Exchanges in Glasgow. | ||||||||
| Employment Exchange. | 30th June, 1930. | 1st July, 1929. | ||||||
| Totally Unemployed (including casuals). | Temporarily stopped. | Total. | Totally Unemployed (including casuals). | Temporarily stopped. | Total. | |||
| Finnieston— | ||||||||
| Men | … | … | 2,817 | 285 | 3,102 | 1,884 | 115 | 1,999 |
| Boys | … | … | 112 | — | 112 | 53 | — | 53 |
| Women | … | 508 | 18 | 526 | 216 | 29 | 245 | |
| Girls | … | … | 65 | 5 | 70 | 52 | — | 52 |
| Total | … | 3,502 | 308 | 3,810 | 2,205 | 144 | 2,349 | |
| Glasgow Central— | ||||||||
| Men | … | … | 5,635 | 154 | 5,789 | 4,066 | 43 | 4,109 |
| Boys | … | … | 166 | — | 166 | 160 | — | 160 |
| Women | … | 1,466 | 113 | 1,579 | 681 | 54 | 735 | |
| Girls | … | … | 151 | 3 | 154 | 187 | 2 | 189 |
| Total | … | 7,418 | 370 | 7,688 | 5,094 | 99 | 5,193 |