§ 7. Mr. GEORGE GRIFFITHSasked the Minister of Labour the number of 1860 persons in receipt of unemployment insurance benefit and allowances from the unemployment assistance board at Wakefield, South Kirkby, Hemsworth, and Barnsley, respectively, at the latest available date?
Mr. STANLEYAs 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 insured persons on the registers of the undermentioned Employment Exchanges at 15th April, 1935, with claims admitted for insurance benefit and unemployment allowances.
| Insurance Benefit. | Unemployment Allowances. | |
| Wakefield | 2,711 | 2,099 |
| South Kirkby | 375 | 1,190 |
| Barnsley | 4,613 | 4,719 |
§ Separate figures are not available for Hemsworth, which is within the area served by the South Kirkby Exchange.
§ 10. Mr. LAWSONasked the Minister of Labour the total number of unemployed in the North-east, North-west, Scotland and Wales divisions, respectively?
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:
§ The numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in these four divisions at 15th April, 1935, were as shown below.
| North Eastern | 445,348 |
| North Western | 438,637 |
| Scotland | 320,954 |
| Wales | 212,038 |