§ 10. Mr. LECKIEasked the Minister of Labour whether he will make a statement on the age distribution of the unemployed registered at the Walsall Employment Exchange, and also at the Walsall Juvenile Employment Exchange, at the latest convenient date?
§ Mr. E. BROWNAs the reply includes tables of figures, 1 will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The following table shows the numbers of unemployed men and women in each age group for which particulars were obtained, registered at the Walsall Employment Exchange at 4th November, 1935, the latest date for which detailed figures are available:
| Age Group. | Men. | Women. | Total. |
| 18–20 years | 190 | 103 | 293 |
| 21–24 years | 412 | 111 | 523 |
| 25–34 years | 1,066 | 166 | 1,232 |
| 35–44 years | 987 | 87 | 1,074 |
| 45–54 years | 913 | 53 | 966 |
| 55–59 years | 523 | 30 | 553 |
| 60–64 years | 444 | 11 | 455 |
| 65 years and over | 4 | — | 4 |
| Total aged 18 and over. | 4,539 | 561 | 5,100 |
§ Corresponding statistics for juveniles 'under 18 years of age are not available in respect of 4th November, but at 25th November the numbers unemployed, registered at the Walsall Employment Exchange, in each age group for which particulars were obtained, were as follow:
| Age Group. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
| 14 and under 16 years. | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| 16 and under 18 years. | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Total aged 14 and under 18 years. | 31 | 34 | 65 |