§ 57. Sir J. BIRCHALLasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give for the United Kingdom the annual number of emigrants and immigrants since 1913, inclusive, showing how the total reduction in the number of emigrants during the last 18 years compares with the number of persons at present unemployed?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANIn 1913, the recorded excess of British emigrants from the United Kingdom to places out of Europe over British immigrants from such places amounted to 303,685; in 1931, excluding 1976 persons who departed from, or arrived at, ports in the Irish Free State, there was an excess of immigrants over emigrants of 37,072. The number of insured work-people recorded as unemployed in 1931 averaged 2,717,000. I am sending my hon. Friend detailed particulars so far as available, for each of the years 1913 to 1931.