HC Deb 27 April 1936 vol 311 cc551-2
42. Mr. MAXTON

asked the Minister of Labour what were the numbers of unemployed at the Bridgeton Exchange on the first week of April, 1936, as compared with the numbers on April, 1935?

Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEAD

At 23rd March, 1936, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 15,319 unemployed persons on the register of the Bridgeton Employment Exchange as compared with 16,920 at 25th March, 1935.