HC Deb 30 March 1933 vol 276 c1154
12. Mr. LUNN

asked the Minister of Labour what was the number of unemployed persons in Wakefield, and its immediate area, at the end of February, 1932 and 1933?

Sir H. BETTERTON

At 20th February, 1933, there were 8,167 unemployed persons on the registers of the Wakefield Ecployment Exchange and Juvenile Employment Bureau. At 22nd February, 1932, the number was 6,372.