§ 2. Mr. Thorneasked the Minister of Labour the number of cases at the most recent date being assisted by the Unemployment Assistance Board in the County Borough of West Ham?
§ Mr. E. BrownDuring the week ended 1st December, 1,168 payments of unemployment assistance allowances were made at Employment Exchanges situated in the County Borough of West Ham. This figure includes payments made in supplementation of insurance benefit and payments made under the Unemployment Assistance (Prevention and Relief of Distress) Regulations, 1939?
§ 3. Mr. Thorneasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed registered in the County Borough of West Ham for the three months ending December, 1939, and the nearest available date in November, 1939?
§ Mr. BrownAt 13th November, 1939, there were 9,420 unemployed persons, aged 14 and over, on the registers of Employment Exchanges situated in the County Borough of West Ham; the corresponding figures for 16th October and 11th September, 1939, were 10,412 and 9,942 respectively. Figures are not yet available in respect of any date in December.