§ 43. Mr. EDEasked the Minister of Labour how many young persons were unemployed on the last date for which figures are available; how many were unemployed six months and 12 months previous to that date; and will he in each case give the figures for each sex separately?
§ Mr. BETTERTONI will, if I may, circulate these particulars in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The following are the particulars:
§ The numbers of juveniles under the age of 18 on the live registers of the Employment Exchanges in Great Britain at 23rd 1458 July, 1923, 22nd January, 1923, and 24th July, 1922, were as follow:
| Date. | Boys. | Girls. | Total Juveniles. |
| 23rd July, 1923 | 35,243 | 32,476 | 67,719 |
| 22nd Jan., 1923 | 52,771 | 44,430 | 97,201 |
| 24th July, 1922 | 42,641 | 31,798 | 74,439 |