§ 17. Mr. T. SMITHasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons who are registered as unemployed but are not in receipt of benefit or transitional payments?
Mr. HUDSONAs the reply includes a table of figures I wilt, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. LEES-JONESWill my hon. Friend issue, at the same time, figures for the year 1931?
§ Following is the statement:
§ UNEMPLOYED PERSONS on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain at 23rd October, 1933, who had no claim authorised for insurance benefit or transitional payments.
| 1. Persons insured under the Unemployment insurance Acts— | |
| *Non claimants | 168,030 |
| Applicants for transitional payments in whose cases it was held by Public Assistance Authorities that their needs did not justify payment | 83,108 |
| Claimants disallowed or disqualified on grounds other than those referred to in the footnote* below | 10,570 |
| Persons with claims under consideration | 55,253 |
| 2. Uninsured persons | 126,835 |
| Total | 443,796 |
| * These include adults whose claims had been disallowed on the grounds that they were not normally insurable and would not normally seek to obtain a livelihood by means of insurable employment, together with those who had not made claims to insurance benefit or transitional payments. |
18. Mr. PRICEasked the Minister of Labour the latest available figures for unemployment, giving separate figures for each area?
Mr. HUDSONAs the reply includes a number of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
| UNEMPLOYED PERSONS on the registers of Employment Exchanges at 23rd October, 1933. | ||
| Division. | Number. | |
| London | … | 235,846 |
| South Eastern | … | 99,880 |
| South Western | … | 139,655 |
| Midlands | … | 273,042 |
| North Eastern | … | 506,016 |
| North Western | … | 480,937 |
| Scotland | … | 343,374 |
| Wales | … | 220,003 |
| Great Britain | … | 2,298,753 |