§ 12. Mr. George Hallasked the Minister of Labour the average number of persons registering at the Employment Exchanges of Aberdare and Mountain Ash for each of the last six years, with the number at the latest date; and whether he will give the figures separately for each Exchange?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Table showing the average numbers of persons aged 14 and over registered as unemployed at the Aberdare and Mountain Ash Employment Exchanges at 12 monthly dates in each of the years 1932–1937, together with the figures for 4th April, 1938.
| Aberdare | Mountain Ash. | |
| 1932 | 5,156 | 4,092 |
| 1933 | 5,577 | 4,361 |
| 1934 | 5,768 | 4,894 |
| 1935 | 6,422 | 4,109 |
| 1936 | 5,898 | 4,204 |
| 1937 | 4,020 | 2,351 |
| 4th April, 1938 | 4,292 | 4,973 |