§ 38. Mr. H. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Labour if he can arrange to publish a quarterly return of the number of unemployed books issued to new entrants to industry during each quarter, showing the number separately for each industrial group?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe only available figures are those for the number of new books issued. As these include an unknown number of duplicate books issued to persons previously insured, I do not think the expense of publishing them quarterly would be justified. Annual estimates of the number in each industry in July of each year are already published in the succeeding November in the Ministry of Labour Gazette.