§ 2. Mr. DOUGLAS HACKINGasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed persons registered at the Employment Exchanges of Chorley and Leyland, respectively, at any convenient date in February of this year?
§ Miss BONDFIELDAt 17th February, 1930, there were 5,087 persons on the register of the Employment Exchange at Chorley, of whom 1,913 were wholly un
| — | Period 10th July, 1928 to 14th January, 1929. | Period 9th July, 1929 to 13th January, 1930. | ||||
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Fresh and renewal claims made | 15,566 | 13,126 | 28,692 | 12,806 | 5,847 | 18,653 |
| Average numbers on Register | 2,796 | 1,667 | 4,463 | 2,461 | 1,475 | 3,936 |
| Claims disallowed: | ||||||
| Not genuinely seeking work: | ||||||
| By Insurance Officers | 134 | 269 | 403 | 121 | 99 | 220 |
| By Courts of Referees on review after payment of 78 days' benefit. | 10 | 28 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
§ employed and 3,174 were temporarily stopped. At the same date there were 334 persons on the Register at Leyland of whom 103 were wholly unemployed and 231 were temporarily stopped.
§ Mr. HACKINGIs the right hon. Lady aware of the fact that all the industries in Leyland are safeguarded, and that those in Chorley are not; and, if she is aware of that fact, will she tell the Chancellor of the Exchequer?