§ 2. Major NATHANasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed persons in Bethnal Green at any convenient date in June, July, August, September, and October, 1928, 1929, and 1930, respectively; and, by trades, the distribution of those unemployed?
§ Miss BONDFIELDAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
| Persons resident in the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green on the Registers of Employment Exchanges. | ||||
| Date. (Middle of month). | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | |
| June | … | 2,567 | 2,658 | 4,323 |
| July | … | 2,816 | 2,725 | 4,693 |
| August | … | 3,065 | 2,680 | 5,030 |
| September | … | 2,757 | 2,475 | 4,661 |
| October | … | 2,674 | 2,570 | 4,813 |
§ It is regretted that an industrial analysis of these figures is not available, but, if desired, such an analysis could be given for the register of the Shoreditch Exchange.