HC Deb 22 March 1937 vol 321 c2555
53. Wing-Commander James

asked the Minister of Labour whether he would consider publishing the monthly total of registered unemployed in a form that will bring out more clearly than at present the fact that those included in the figures experience spells of unemployment which differ greatly?

Mr. E. Brown

As my hon. and gallant Friend is no doubt aware, the communiqué on employment and unemployment issued each month already gives the percentages of applicants who have been unemployed for various periods. I will gladly consider whether the form of this statement can be improved so as to bring out the point more clearly.

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