§ 31. Mr. Burkeasked the Minister of Labour how many cotton operatives were registered at Burnley Employment Exchanges as unemployed on the last convenient date in February, 1939; and how many of these had been unemployed for six months and 12 months, respectively?
§ Mr. E. BrownAt 16th January, 1939, the latest date for which figures are available, 5,711 insured persons, aged 14–64, in the cotton industry were recorded as unemployed at the Burnley Employment Exchange. I regret that an analysis of this total according to duration of unemployment is not available for a later date than 8th June, 1936.
§ Mr. SilvermanDo these figures take into account under-employment?