HC Deb 11 June 1931 vol 253 c1180
24. Lieut.-Colonel Sir A. LAMBERT WARD

asked the Minister of Labour what was the number of unemployed in Gateshead on 1st June last, and what was the number on the corresponding date last year?

Miss BONDFIELD

At 1st June, 1931, there were 13,450 persons on the registers of the Employment Exchange at Gateshead. The corresponding figure at 2nd June, 1930, was 9,531.

Sir K. WOOD

Was this mentioned in the Labour candidate's Address?