§ 18. Mr. LEEasked the Minister of Labour how many unemployed were signing on at the Employment Exchanges of Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Eckington, Staveley, and Bolsover at the end of February; and whether there are increases at each Exchange since February, 1927?
§ Mr. BETTERTONAs 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: 1153
| NUMBER of PERSONS on the REGISTERS of certain Employment Exchanges at 28th February, 1927, and 27th February, 1928. | |||||||
| 28th February, 1927. | 27th February, 1928. | ||||||
| — | Wholly Unemployed. | Temporarily Stopped. | Total. | Wholly Unemployed. | Temporarily Stopped. | Total. | |
| Chesterfield | … | 1,126 | 761 | 1,887 | 2,099 | 743 | 2,842 |
| Clay Cross | … | 178 | 475 | 653 | 195 | 568 | 763 |
| Eckington | … | 289 | 503 | 792 | 304 | 439 | 743 |
| Staveley | … | 201 | 5 | 206 | 271 | 389 | 660 |
| Bolsover | … | 163 | 8 | 171 | 293 | 13 | 306 |