§ 25. Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Labour the number of registered unemployed at the latest convenient stated date; and how this compares with the previous two months and with similar dates in 1951, nationally and for the county borough of West Ham, respectively.
§ Sir W. MoncktonAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. LewisAre the general figures up or down? If they are down we shall be very pleased to hear it, but if they are up, will he give the reasons for the increase and say what action the Government intend to take to reduce the number of unemployed?
§ Sir W. MoncktonThe figures for England as a whole are already known to the hon. Member; anyhow, they have been published. The figures for West Ham show a tendency much the same as the general figures; they have risen slightly during the last month.
§ Following is the information:
| NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED (a) IN GREAT BRITAIN AND (b) AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN THE BOROUGH OF WEST HAM AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES | ||||||
| Great Britain | West Ham | |||||
| Date | Wholly Unemployed | Temporarily Stopped | Total | Wholly Unemployed | Temporarily Stopped | Total |
| 17th September, 1951 | 203,952 | 13,076 | 217,028 | 675 | 164 | 839 |
| 15th October, 1951 | 234,454 | 29,302 | 263,756 | 931 | 268 | 1,199 |
| 12th November, 1951 | 254,207 | 36,270 | 290,477 | 1,018 | 259 | 1,277 |
| 15th September, 1952 | 326,513 | 63,107 | 389,620 | 1,087 | 68 | 1,155 |
| 13th October, 1952 | 350,671 | 47,222 | 397,893 | 1,558 | 32 | 1,590 |
| 10th November, 1952 | 370,150 | 36,216 | 406,366 | 1,663 | 33 | 1,696 |