§ 26. Mr. CADOGANasked the Minister of Labour how many young persons in receipt of benefit are either at day classes in special centers, day classes in other institutions, at evening classes for six or more hours in the week, or attending no classes?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThere were in Great Britain on the 20th October, 27,421 boys and 18,496 girls under the age of 18 who were claiming unemployment benefit. Of these, 11,163 boys and 10,216 girls were only temporarily stopped from the service of their employer. On the same date there were 8,600 boys and 2,800 girls claiming unemployment benefit and attending special junior instruction centers and classes in the day time. In addition, there were numbers of boys and girls in attendance at other day time or evening classes which have been recognised as approved courses of instruction for unemployed juveniles. I am, however, not yet in the possession of figures showing the numbers so attending.