HC Deb 26 July 1934 vol 292 cc1914-5
1. Mr. GEORGE GRIFFITHS

asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered as unemployed at the latest available date at Barnsley, Wake- field and Hemsworth, and the corresponding figures for the same date during the past five years?

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:

The Table set out below shows the numbers of persons on the registers of the Barnsley and Wakefield Employment Exchanges, and the South Kirkby* Branch Employment Office at the end of June in each of the years specified.
Date. Barnsley. Wakefield. South Kirkby.
25th June, 1934 14,826 9,311 6,261
26th June, 1933 16,246 7,687 4,756
27th June, 1932 16,029 8,914 3,219
22nd June, 1931 11,418 9,233 3,864
23rd June, 1930 7,022 5,236 1,224
24th June, 1929 3,785 5,147 924
* There is no local office at Hemsworth, and persons in that area are included with those for South Kirkby.