§ 2. Sir ASSHETON POWNALLasked the Minister of Labour the number of man days estimated to be lost owing to unemployment during the 12 months ending 1st June, 1930; and how it compares with the figures for the preceding 12 months?
§ Miss BONDFIELDIt is estimated that the total number of days of work, exclusive of Sundays and public holidays, lost through unemployment by insured persons in Great Britain was approximately 424,000,000 in the year ended 26th May, 1930, as compared with 397,000,000 in the previous year.