§ 5 and 6. Mr. McENTEEasked the Minister of Labour (1) if he will give the figures of unemployment in the area of the Leyton Exchange for the month of October, 1931, and the figures in the same area for April, 1932;
(2) if he will give the latest unemployment figures for the district covered by the Leyton Employment Exchange and the increase or decrease from the previous month?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAt 25th April, 1932, there were 9,883 persons on the registers of the Leyton and Walthamstow Employment Exchange, a decrease of 81 as compared with 21st March. The corresponding figure at 26th October, 1931, was 9,026.
§ Mr. HERBERT WILLIAMSAre not these figures published in the index of employment that is placed in the Library, and, if so, is it necessary to put such questions on the Order Paper?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONYes, these figures do appear, I think, in the publication to which my hon. Friend refers.
§ Mr. LAWSONIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the Conservatives, when in Opposition, made excessive use of this same method?