§ 62. Mr. MAINWARING (for Mr. DAVID DAVIES)asked the Minister of Labour the number of boys and girls that are unemployed in Wales for the latest available date, and comparable figures for the two previous years?
§ Major GEORGE DAVIES (Lord of the Treasury)I have been asked to reply.
As the reply includes a number of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The numbers of unemployed boys and girls, under 18 years of age, on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the Wales Division, at 18th December, 1933, and at the most nearly corresponding date for which figures are available in each of the two preceding years, were as shown below:
| Date. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| 18th December, 1933 | … | 5,027 | 2,536 |
| 19th December, 1932 | … | 6,327 | 3,121 |
| 21st December, 1931 | … | 5,118 | 3,162 |
§ 63. Mr. MAINWARING (for Mr. D. DAVIES)asked the Minister of Labour the latest figures showing the number of unemployed persons registered in each county in Wales division, giving separate 365 figures for men, women, and young persons, with comparable figures for the years 1930, 1931, and 1932?
| Number of unemployed persons on the Registers of Employment Exchanges in each County in the Wales Division. | ||||||
| County. | Date.* | Men. | Women. | Juveniles. | Total. | |
| Anglesey | … | December, 1930 | 1,384 | 70 | 43 | 1,497 |
| 1931 | 1,776 | 72 | 69 | 1,917 | ||
| 1932 | 1,969 | 75 | 65 | 2,109 | ||
| 1933 | 2,118 | 84 | 60 | 2,262 | ||
| Brecknockshire | … | December, 1930 | 2,102 | 53 | 53 | 2,208 |
| 1931 | 2,370 | 59 | 69 | 2,498 | ||
| 1932 | 3,061 | 88 | 124 | 3,273 | ||
| 1933 | 3,141 | 69 | 107 | 3,317 | ||
| Cardiganshire | … | December, 1930 | 1,208 | 76 | 35 | 1,319 |
| 1931 | 1,397 | 86 | 40 | 1,523 | ||
| 1932 | 1,917 | 80 | 40 | 2,037 | ||
| 1933 | 1,979 | 72 | 38 | 2,089 | ||
| Caernarvonshire | … | December, 1930 | 5,101 | 412 | 267 | 5,780 |
| 1931 | 4,098 | 444 | 163 | 4,705 | ||
| 1932 | 6,909 | 380 | 259 | 7,548 | ||
| 1933 | 4,542 | 364 | 161 | 5,067 | ||
| Carmarthenshire | … | December, 1930 | 8,725 | 485 | 395 | 9,605 |
| 1931 | 7,622 | 443 | 282 | 8,347 | ||
| 1932 | 8,590 | 510 | 34,8 | 9,408 | ||
| 1933 | 7,076 | 379 | 2436 | 7,721 | ||
| Denbighshire | … | December, 1930 | 5,175 | 563 | 503 | 6,241 |
| 1931 | 6,420 | 626 | 429 | 7,475 | ||
| 1932 | 8,509 | 719 | 415 | 9,643 | ||
| 1933 | 9,046 | 604 | 375 | 10,025 | ||
| Flintshire | … | December, 1930 | 6,745 | 627 | 199 | 7,571 |
| 1931 | 6,124 | 381 | 146 | 6,651 | ||
| 1932 | 6,382 | 622 | 214 | 7,218 | ||
| 1933 | 4,645 | 375 | 104 | 5,124 | ||
| Glamorganshire | … | December, 1930 | 91,681 | 5,356 | 4,690 | 101,727 |
| 1931 | 107,950 | 6,155 | 5,687 | 119,792 | ||
| 1932 | 129,838 | 6,360 | 5,977 | 142,175 | ||
| 1933 | 120,374 | 5,340 | 4,790 | 130,504 | ||
| Merionethshire | … | December, 1930 | 1,648 | 64 | 80 | 1,792 |
| 1931 | 1,146 | 69 | 28 | 1,243 | ||
| 1932 | 1,626 | 103 | 35 | 1,764 | ||
| 1933 | 1,548 | 84 | 24 | 1,656 | ||
| Monmouthshire | … | December, 1930 | 29,545 | 1,070 | 1,618 | 32,233 |
| 1931 | 33,812 | 1,372 | 1,836 | 37,020 | ||
| 1932 | 40,497 | 1,330 | 1,806 | 43,633 | ||
| 1933 | 36,966 | 1,160 | 1,500 | 39,626 | ||
| Montgomeryshire | … | December, 1930 | 647 | 127 | 25 | 799 |
| 1931 | 767 | 127 | 29 | 923 | ||
| 1932 | 988 | 151 | 27 | 1,166 | ||
| 1933 | 1,220 | 138 | 48 | 1,406 | ||
| Pembrokeshire | … | December, 1930 | 2,453 | 155 | 95 | 2,703 |
| 1931 | 3,066 | 198 | 94 | 3,358 | ||
| 1932 | 4,024 | 212 | 111 | 4,347 | ||
| 1933 | 3,990 | 185 | 83 | 4,258 | ||
| Radnorshire | … | December, 1930 | 178 | 40 | 5 | 223 |
| 1931 | 246 | 22 | 9 | 277 | ||
| 1932 | 367 | 21 | 7 | 395 | ||
| 1933 | 329 | 47 | 7 | 383 | ||
| * The exact dates to which the figures relate are 15th December, 1930; 14th December, 1931; 19th December, 1932; and 18th December, 1933. |
§ Major DAVIESAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement: