§ Mr. RILEYasked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women, respectively, in receipt of unemployment benefit at the Dewsbury Employment Exchange for the last weeks in March, April and May of this year?
§ Mr. BETTERTONStatistics are not available regarding the numbers of persons in receipt of unemployment benefit but the numbers with claims to benefit current at the Dewsbury Employment. Exchange were as follow:
1927. Men. Women. 28th March … 998 986 25th April … 1084 779 30th May … 903 759