§ 19. Mr. WHITELEYasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the difference in the number of unemployed miners in Durham between the figures supplied by his Department and those agreed to by the accountants who prepare the ascertainments for the area, namely, 15,582; whether he is aware that the youths becoming available for work are equal to the removals and deaths; and whether the difference between the two sets of figures equals the number struck off the Unemployment Fund?
§ Mr. BETTERTONI do not think the conclusion which the hon. Member seeks to draw from these figures is well founded, but as the matter is one of some intricacy I should be glad to discuss it with him.