HC Deb 14 July 1938 vol 338 cc1491-2
22. Mr. Riley

asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons wholly and partially unemployed in Dewsbury and Batley, respectively, for the months of June, 1937, and 1938?

Mr. E. Brown

As the reply includes a number of figures, I will, if I may, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the reply:

The numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of the Dewsbury and Batley Employment Exchanges at 21st June, 1937, and 13th June, 1938, were as follow:

— Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped.
Dewsbury:
21st June, 1937 1,355 1,028
13th June, 1938 1,913 1,689
Batley:
21st June, 1937 851 657
13th June, 1938 1,641 1,860