§ 1. Mr. SUMMERSBYasked the Minister of Labour if he will give a comparative statement showing the increase or decrease of unemployment in Shoreditch during the last four years?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Sir Henry Betterton)As the reply includes a Table of figures I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Unemployed persons, resident in the Borough of Shoreditch, on the registers of Employment Exchanges.
| — | Number on registers. | Increase (+) or decrease (-) compared with a year earlier. |
| 11th November, 1929 | 2,434 | — |
| 17th November, 1930 | 4,966 | + 2,532 |
| 16th November, 1931 | 5,303 | + 337 |
| 21st November, 1932 | 5,355 | + 52 |
| 20th November, 1931 | 3,844 | - 1,511 |