§ 39. Major Legge-Bourkeasked the Minister of Labour how many unemployed men are on the books of employment exchanges in the Isle of Ely; what are the maximum and minimum periods in each place; what is the average period that these men have been unemployed; and how many of these men have no fixed abode.
§ Mr. IsaacsAs the reply involves a table of figures, I will, with permission. circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The number of unemployed men on the registers of employment exchanges in the Isle of Ely at 13th March was 490. Figures are not available as to the maximum and minimum periods of unemployment or as to the average period, but the following is an analysis of the duration of unemployment Information is not available as to the number unemployed with no fixed abode.