§ 3. Mr. LOUIS SMITHasked the Minister of Labour what is the percentage of unemployment in Leeds, Bradford, Hull, Sheffield, Halifax, and Middlesbrough, respectively, as compared with the average percentage for the whole country at the present time?
§ Miss BONDFIELDAs the reply includes a number of figures, I will, if I may, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The table below shows the numbers of persons on the registers of certain Employment Exchanges at 14th July, 1930, expressed as a percentage of the insured population in those areas:
| Locality. | Percentage. | ||
| Leeds | … | … | 16.0 |
| Bradford | … | … | 23.9 |
| Hull | … | … | 17.8 |
| Sheffield | … | … | 23.1 |
| Halifax | … | … | 19.7 |
| Middlesbrough | … | … | 23.3 |
| Great Britain | … | … | 16.6 |