HC Deb 20 February 1929 vol 225 c1143W
Mr. HORE-BELISHA

asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons in Devonport who are at present unemployed, but who are not in receipt of unemployment benefit?

Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND

At 11th February, 1929, there were 2,205 persons on the registers of the Devonport Employment Exchange, and of this number 628 had no claims to benefit admitted or under consideration. Statistics of the numbers on the register who were actually in receipt of benefit are not available.