§ 1. Major LEIGHTONasked the Minister of Labour the number of men drawing disability pension who are registered as unemployed at the Employment Exchanges?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Sir Henry Betterton)At 22nd February, 1932, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 43,674 ex-service men in receipt of disability pensions on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain.
§ Mr. BROCKLEBANKCan the right hon. Gentleman say what percentage of unemployment this represents?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONIn the case of disabled ex-service men it represents about 11 per cent. as compared with 26 per cent., which is the total of all insured persons.