§ 2. Mr. PARKINSONasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons unemployed in Wigan in October, 1931, and October, 1934, giving separate figures for men, women, and juveniles?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Mr. Oliver 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:
| Unemployed persons on the registers of the Wigan Employment Exchange (including the Wigan Juvenile Employment Bureau). | ||
| — | 26th Oct., 1931. | 22nd Oct., 1934. |
| Men (18 years and over) | 11,563 | 10,347 |
| Boys (14 and under 18 years). | 382 | 351 |
| Women (18 years and over). | 3,283 | 2,274 |
| Girls (14 and under 18 years). | 282 | 273 |
| Totals | 15,510 | 13,245 |
§ 3. Mr. PARKINSONasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons unemployed in Lancashire in October, 1931, and the same date in 1934, giving separately the number in the coal and cotton industries?
§ Mr. STANLEYThe numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of employment exchanges (including Juvenile Employment Bureaux) in Lancashire at 26th October, 1931, and 22nd October, 1934, were respectively, 528,492 and 385,915. Statistics of the numbers of persons unemployed in individual industries are only available in respect of persons insured against unemployment. The numbers of such persons aged 16 to 64 recorded as unemployed in the coal 986 mining industry in Lancashire at these dates were respectively, 35,599 and 23,676; the corresponding figures for the cotton industry were 162,699 and 94,290.
§ 5. Mr. R. J. RUSSELLasked the Minister of Labour the number of males over 18 years of age who were registered as unemployed at Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, and Edinburgh on the 1st September, 1932, 1933, and 1934?
§ Mr. STANLEYAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement relating to the nearest available dates.
§ Following is the statement:
| Numbers of unemployed men aged 18 and over on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the undermentioned areas. | |||
| Area. | 22nd August, 1932. | 21st August, 1933. | 20th August, 1934. |
| Liverpool (including Bootle). | 80,296 | 78,502 | 74,993 |
| Manchester | 43,559 | 41,778 | 35,412 |
| Leeds | 28,984 | 23,778 | 20,433 |
| Glasgow | 100,647 | 95,370 | 82,219 |
| Edinburgh (including Leith and Portobello). | 17,991 | 17,039 | 16,921 |
§ 6. Mr. GRAHAM WHITEasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons who have been disallowed benefit under sub-section (b), section (2), of Clause 1 of the Unemployment Insurance (No. 3) Act, 1931, for the years ending 31st December, 1931, 1932, 1933, and to the latest convenient date in 1934?
§ Mr. STANLEYAs the reply includes a number of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
| NUMBER of Seasonal Workers' Claims disallowed under the Anomalies Regulations by Courts of Referees in Great Britain. | |
| Period. | Number. |
| 1931 (13th October - 31st December) | 19,063 |
| 1932 (whole year) | 20,490 |
| 1933 (whole year) | 19,432 |
| 1934 (1st January-31st October) | 16,176 |
§ The figures relate to claims, and the number of separate individuals concerned is not available.
987§ 1. Major-General Sir ALFRED KNOXasked the Minister of Labour what were the numbers of the unemployed at Slough in the last month before the abolition of the training centre in that town; and what the number has been each month since?
| The Training Centre at Slough was closed on 28th September, 1932. The following Table shows the numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of the Slough Employment Exchange at a date towards the end of each month since August, 1932. | ||||
| — | Men. | Women. | Juveniles. | Total. |
| 1932. | ||||
| 22nd August | 1,298 | 222 | 78 | 1,598 |
| 26th September | 1,239 | 234 | 45 | 1,518 |
| 24th October | 1,235 | 167 | 25 | 1,427 |
| 21st November | 1,350 | 219 | 34 | 1,603 |
| 19th December | 1,453 | 224 | 68 | 1,745 |
| 1933. | ||||
| 23rd January | 1,645 | 248 | 121 | 2,015 |
| 20th February | 1,606 | 216 | 69 | 1,891 |
| 20th March | 1,575 | 267 | 62 | 1,904 |
| 24th April | 1,553 | 276 | 85 | 1,914 |
| 22nd May | 1,375 | 197 | 40 | 1,612 |
| 26th June | 1,139 | 178 | 30 | 1,347 |
| 24th July | 1,058 | 220 | 46 | 1,324 |
| 21st August | 1,056 | 189 | 68 | 1,313 |
| 25th September | 927 | 146 | 59 | 1,132 |
| 23rd October | 945 | 97 | 34 | 1,076 |
| 20th November | 1,030 | 142 | 35 | 1,207 |
| 18th December | 1,286 | 201 | 37 | 1,524 |
| 1934. | ||||
| 22nd January | 1,446 | 288 | 147 | 1,881 |
| 10th February | 1,334 | 260 | 95 | 1,689 |
| 10th March | 1,058 | 203 | 60 | 1,321 |
| 23rd April | 876 | 183 | 78 | 1,137 |
| 14th May | 767 | 170 | 56 | 993 |
| 25th June | 762 | 118 | 23 | 903 |
| 23rd July | 770 | 82 | 29 | 881 |
| 20th August | 620 | 63 | 42 | 725 |
| 24th September | 603 | 109 | 27 | 739 |
| 22nd October | 674 | 171 | 35 | 880 |
§ 7. Mr. KIRKWOOD (for Mr. NEIL MACLEAN)asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed under 18 years of age, giving the number of males and females separately, who were registering at the Employment Exchanges in London at the last convenient date?
§ Mr. STANLEYAt 22nd October, 1934, there were 3,451 unemployed boys, and 2,165 unemployed girls under 18 years of age, on the registers of Employment Exchanges and Juvenile Employment Bureaux in the London Administrative Division.
§ Mr. STANLEYAs the reply includes a number of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement: