§ 60. Mr. KELLYasked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women in the Burton-on-Trent district who were registered as unemployed in September, October and November, 1928?
§ Mr. BETTERTONAs the reply includes a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe figures for men are, for the 5th November, 776; for the 12th November, 745; and for the 19th November, 689.
§ Mr. KELLYCan the hon. Gentleman say whether this great unemployment in the Burton-on-Trent district is due to the amalgamation of certain brewery companies?
§ Mr. BETTERTONNo, Sir; I have no reason to suppose that it is.
§ Following is the statement:
§ NUMBERS of Men and Women on the Registers of the Burton-on-Trent Employment Exchange.
| Date. | Men. | Women. | |
| 1928. | |||
| 3rd September | … | 919 | 257 |
| 10th September | … | 899 | 265 |
| 17th September | … | 1,077 | 252 |
| 24th September | … | 847 | 213 |
| 1st October | … | 774 | 233 |
| 8th October | … | 832 | 227 |
| 15th October | … | 768 | 203 |
| 22nd October | … | 709 | 214 |
| 29th October | … | 784 | 238 |
| 5th November | … | 776 | 197 |
| 12th November | … | 745 | 215 |
| 19th November | … | 689 | 198 |