HC Deb 22 July 1930 vol 241 c1933
41. Mr. HORE-BELISHA

asked the Minister of Labour what is the percentage of unemployment in Devonport, Plymouth, the County of Devon, and the County of Cornwall, respectively, as compared with the percentage of unemployment in the country as a whole?

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of LABOUR (Mr. Lawson)

At 14th July, 1930, the number of persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges expressed as percentages of the insured population were as follows: Devonport and Plymouth 14.9; County of Devon 8.9; County of Cornwall 11.6; Great Britain 16.6.