HC Deb 07 March 1923 vol 161 c475
54. Captain SHIPWRIGHT

asked the Minister of Labour the total numbers of unemployed on 1st January, 1921, 1st July, 1921, 1st December, 1922, and 1st March, 1923?

Sir M. BARLOW

The numbers of persons on the Live Registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain at the dates nearest to those mentioned were:

1st January, 1921 701,179
1st July, 1921 2,040,278
4th December, 1922 1,389,894
26th February, 1923 1,328,000
I have no means of stating the total number unemployed at those dates.

Captain SHIPWRIGHT

Cannot something be learned from these figures, particularly the figure for July, 1921, by some hon. Members opposite?