§ 18. Mr. DOUGLAS HACKINGasked the Minister of Labour the total increase in the number of the staff employed in the Employment Exchanges since 1st June, 1929?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe total staff of the divisional offices and Employment Exchanges (excluding cleaners) was 11,717 on 27th May, 1929, and 16,735 or, 3rd November, 1930, an increase of 5,018.
§ Mr. HACKINGIs this one of the Government's methods of solving the unemployment question?
§ Mr. GORDON MACDONALDCan the right hon. Lady give the figures for the numbers signing on on those days?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe live register figures for the respective days were:
| 27th May, 1929 | … | 1,132,281 |
| 3rd November, 1930 | … | 2,263,177 |
§ Captain CROOKSHANKAre those 5,000 persons included in the 160,000 for whom employment is found, directly or indirectly, by the Government?
§ Miss BONDFIELDNo.
§ Captain CROOKSHANKThen they are extra, and the real number is 165,000?