HC Deb 10 February 1927 vol 202 cc270-1
63. Mr. G. HALL

asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed registered at the Exchanges in South Wales and Monmouthshire, giving, as far as possible, the number of unemployed miners for each week of the present year and for the corresponding period of last year?

Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND

As the reply includes a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the statement:

TABLE showing the number of persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Wales and Monmouthshire at the beginning of each of the first five weeks of 1926 and 1927, respectively.
1926.
January 4th … … 91,167
January 11th … … 89,504
January 18th … … 86,516
January 25th … … 88,750
February 1st … … 84,647

TABLE showing the number of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, classified as belonging to the coal mining industry, recorded as unemployed at 24th January, 1927.
Area. Numbers recorded as unemployed.
Wholly unemployed. Temporary stoppage. Total.
Northumberland … … … 7,463 1,357 8,820
Durham … … … 38,123 6,794 44,917
Cumberland and Westmorland … … … 1,090 49 1,139
Yorkshire … … … 6,987 13,331 20,318
Lancashire and Cheshire … … … 8,131 4,313 12,444
Derby … … … 2,039 859 2,898
Notts, and Leicestershire … … … 1,050 1,783 2,833
Warwick … … … 513 7 520
Staffs., Worcs. and Salop … … … 4,255 749 5,004
Gloucester and Somerset … … … 1,867 61 1,928
Kent … … … 76 3 79
Wales and Monmouth … … … 50,713 23,938 74,651
Scotland … … … 23,941 605 24,546
Other areas … … … 365 14 379
Great Britain … … … 146,613 53,863 200,476