32. Mr. ROBINSONasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed on the books of the Employment Exchanges in the Elland Division of Yorkshire on 1st October, 1925, 1926, and 1927, respectively; and the number at present in receipt of covenanted benefit, extended benefit, and those who are unemployed but receiving no benefit?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland)Statistics are available only in respect of the Employment Exchange at Brighouse and branch offices at Elland and Greetland. The numbers of persons on the registers at these offices were 2,233 at 5th October, 1925, 3,586 at 4th October, 1926, and 1,258 at 3rd October, 1927. Of the 1,258 on the registers at 3rd October, 1927, approximately 850 were in receipt of benefit, but I cannot say how many were receiving standard and extended benefit, respectively.