HC Deb 06 March 1929 vol 226 c367
21. Mr. SHINWELL

asked the Minister of Labour how many female unemployed persons there were in West Lothian at the last available date; and the number in receipt of benefit?

Mr. BETTERTON

At 25th February, 1929, there were 264 females on the registers of Employment Exchanges in West Lothian, and of this number, 150 had claims to benefit admitted or under consideration. The total numbers on the registers included 95 uninsured females.