§ 27. Mr. SHORTasked the Minister of Labour the total number of young persons between the ages of 14 and lb on the registers of Employment Exchanges and juvenile Bureaux on 3rd November, 1926; and how do these figures compare with the position on a similar date in 1924 and 1925, respectively?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDOn 1st November, 1926, there were 82,505 young persons under the age of 18 on the registers of Employment Exchanges and juvenile Employment Bureaux in Great Britain. The corresponding figures for 2nd November, 1925, and 3rd November, 1924, were 64,933 and 66,521, respectively.
§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSCan the right hon. Gentleman explain the increase of 14,000 between 1925 and 1926?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDCertainly. There was the extraordinary increase of unemployment in many other ranks of work due to the miners' dispute.