HC Deb 28 March 1906 vol 154 c1263
MR. ASHLEY

I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board to what number of unemployed work is now being provided by Government Departments in the metropolis; and if he will state the number of men thus employed by different departments, respectively.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. JOHN BURNS,) Battersea

The number of men who are employed by the Central Unemployed Body for London on work provided by the Government is 187. The work is provided by His Majesty's Office of Works.