7. Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered at the Employment Ex- 1236 changes in the Administrative County of Durham and the County Boroughs of Gateshead, Darlington, West Hartlepool, Sunderland and South Shields, respectively?
§ Mr. E. BrownAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The following table shows the numbers of unemployed persons, aged 14 and over, on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the Administrative County of Durham and in each of the associated County Boroughs at 11th December, 1939:—
| Area. | Number. | |
| Durham Administrative County | … | 41,693 |
| Gateshead County Borough | … | 5,894 |
| Darlington County Borough | … | 1,619 |
| West Hartlepool County Borough | … | 3,550 |
| Sunderland County Borough | … | 11,953 |
| South Shields County Borough | … | 8,434 |
| Total-Durham County | … | 73,143 |