§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the President of the Local Government Board if he will state the total number of persons registered as unemployed by the Central (Unemployed) Body for London since October 286 last; the number of dependents; how many of those registered have had their cases investigated by the appointed committees; how many have been certified as eligible for work under the Act; how many have been given work; the actual number of those passed as eligible for work for whom no work has been found, together with the number of their dependents; how many cases are there still to be investigated; and, in the cases of those persons classed as ineligible for work under the Act, will he state the causes of their ineligibility as recorded by the various classification committees and also state the total number of dependents, women and children, on those who are classed as ineligible for work?
§ The PRESIDENT of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Burns)I am informed by the Central (Unemployed) Body for London that the number of persons registered as unemployed up to the 31st ultimo was 22,554. Of these, 12,375 cases have been investigated and 4,409 were passed for work. The number of individuals provided with work between the opening of the registers and the date referred to was 2,627, and the number of cases awaiting investigation was 10,179. The foregoing figures include women for whom the registers were opened on 1st July last. I understand that the more detailed information asked for by the hon. Member is not in the possession of the Central (Unemployed) Body, and that some of it would be difficult to obtain.
§ Mr. LANSBURYI should like to ask the right hon. Gentleman whether he will endeavour to get the number of dependents. I understand the Central Body register the dependents, and there ought to be no difficulty at all in getting the information?
§ Mr. BURNSI shall be pleased within a day or two to get as much information in the direction the hon. Member has indicated as I possibly can.