§ 69. Mr. GILBERTasked the Minister of Labour the present number of unemployed registered in the county of London, giving details of men, women and young persons: and how they compare with the figures of a year ago?
§ Mr. SHAWAt lth February, 1924, there were on the live registers of Employment Exchanges in the county of London, 97,580 men, 27,194 women, 4,393 boys. and 4,084 girls, as compared with 116,859 men, 29,120 women, 6,656 boys and 5,354 girls at 12th February, 1923. My hon. Friend will observe that there is a considerable reduction in each category.