§ 32. Mr. T. SMITHasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered as wholly unemployed at the latest date available at Pontefract, Castleford, Normanton, Barnsley, Wakefield, and Goole, respectively, and the comparative figures for 1934 and 1930?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of LABOUR (Mr. R. S. Hudson)As the reply includes a table of figures I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Numbers of Wholly Unemployed persons on the Registers of the undermentioned Employment Exchanges.
| EmploymentExchange. | 20th May, 1935. | 14th May, 1934. | 26th May, 1930. | |
| Pontefract | … | 1,864 | 1,757 | 1,180 |
| Casileford | … | 3,784 | 4,000 | 2,034 |
| Normanton | … | 852 | 876 | 392 |
| Barnsley | … | 7,842 | 6,624 | 4,523 |
| Wakefield | … | 3,659 | 3,635 | 2,589 |
| Goole | … | 1,390 | 1,316 | 739 |