HC Deb 25 November 1948 vol 458 c1408
48. Mr. Skeffington

asked the Minister of Labour the total number of registered disabled persons without work in the Metropolitan area now and in October, 1947.

Mr. Isaacs

The number of registered disabled persons in the Metropolitan area at 18th October, 1948, was 170,424; and of these, 8,983 were recorded as unemployed. The figures for the corresponding date in 1947 were 152,980 and 7,209, respectively.