§ Mr. TURNERasked the Minister of Labour what number of persons were signing the unemployment register in the Batley, Dewsbury, Morley, and Ossett Employment Exchanges in the week ending 28th July, 1920 and 1923, respectively?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe numbers of persons on the live registers of the Employment Exchanges at Batley, Dews-bury, Morley and Ossett at 30th July, 1920, and 23rd July, 1923, were as follow:
Bradford and Huddersfield during the week ending 28th July, 1920, and the week ending 28th July, 1923?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe numbers of women on the live registers of the Employment Exchange at Bradford at 30th July, 1920, and 28th July, 1923, were 222 and 2,655 respectively. The corresponding figures for Huddersfield were 17 and 1,291. I would point out that, as the hon. Member is no doubt aware, the 1535W extended unemployment insurance scheme was not in force in July, 1920, and no accurate comparison can, therefore, be made between the above-mentioned figures.