§ 2. Air-Commodore Harveyasked the Minister of Labour the registered numbers of unemployed males and females in Macclesfield and Congleton at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. IsaacsAt 14th April, 608 males and 24 females at Macclesfield, and 119 males and 6 females at Congleton. The figures for Macclesfield include 513 males and 23 females temporarily stood off at the date of the count, the great majority of whom were working a four-day week.
§ Air-Commodore HarveyIn view of the fact that when the Minister last gave me 185 figures there was practically no unemployment at all, will he consult his colleagues to see whether an extra allocation of fuel can be made to try to bring relief to these towns, which are suffering great hardship?
§ Mr. IsaacsThat will be borne in mind.