§ 43. Mr. MACLEANasked the Minister of Labour the number of people in London insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts in the years 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928, respectively; and the number of unemployed people registering at the Employment Exchanges in the same years?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDWith the hon. Member's permission I will circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The following statement shows the estimated number of insured persons in the Greater London area at July of each year from 1924–1928 and the average numbers on the registers of Employment Exchanges at or near the end of the month. Persons aged 65 and over ceased to be insured as from 2nd January, 1928. For purpose of comparison the estimated numbers of persons aged 16–64, included in the figures for 1924 to 1927, have been stated in Column 3.
| Year. | Estimated numbers insured aged 16 and over. | Estimated numbers insured aged 16–64. | Average numbers on the registers. | |
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | |
| 1924 | … | 2,011,000 | 1,956,000 | 171,620 |
| 1925 | … | 2,082,000 | 2,025,000 | 148,656 |
| 1926 | … | 2,110,000 | 2,052,000 | 132,566 |
| 1927 | … | 2,150,100 | 2,091,000 | 113,396 |
| 1928 | … | — | 2,147,530 | 110,015 |