33. Mr. T. THOMSONasked the Minister of Labour the total number of unemployed for the latest available date, and the number for the corresponding period last year?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe total number of persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain at 5th November, 1927, was 1,111,700, as compared with 1,562,959 at 8th November, 1926. The figure for November, 1926, was affected by the dispute in the coal mining industry but is exclusive of persons in that industry who were disqualified for unemployment benefit by reason of the dispute.