HC Deb 12 July 1934 vol 292 cc505-6
3. Mr. G. GRIFFITHS (for Dr. J. WILLIAMS)

asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons receiving ordinary benefit and transitional benefit in the Wales division on the latest available date, as compared with June, 1932, and June, 1933?

Mr. STANLEY

As the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the statement:

Wales Division.
Numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges with claims admitted for unemployment benefit or transitional payments:
Date. Unemployment Benefit. Transitional Payments.
27th June, 1932 99,846 105,079
26th June,1933 69,947 120,985
25th June, 1934 67,498 115,457
4. Mr. DAVID GRENFELL

asked the Minister of Labour the number of young persons under 21 years of age in the Wales division; the numbers employed in the coal industry and the steel and tinplate industry, respectively; and the number who have been unemployed for a longer period than one year?

Mr. STANLEY

As the reply includes a number of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

culate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the statement:

Following is the statement:

The statistics compiled by my Department regarding employment in particular industries relate only to persons, aged 16 to 64 years insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts. The estimated numbers of insured persons aged 16 and under 21 years in the Wales Division (which includes Monmouthshire) in all industries, and in coal mining, iron and steel and tinplate manufacture, at July, 1933 (the latest date for which figures are at present available) were as shown below:

All Industries … … 104,200
Coal Mining … … 30,310
Iron and Steel … … 2,730
Tinplate … … 5,280

At 25th June, 1934, there were 1,705 young persons, under 21 years of age, applying for unemployment benefit or transitional payments in the Wales Division who had been on the registers of Employment Exchanges for 12 months or more. Some of these persons will probably have had one or more short spells of employment, lasting not more than three days each, during that period. Corresponding figures are not available for separate industries.