§ Mr. N. MACLEANasked the Minister of Labour the number of men, women, 1665W and youths who received unemployment benefit during 1925 and 1926; and the total number of men, women, and youths on the live register during 1925 and 1926?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDStatistics of the number of individuals on the live registers, or who receive unemployment
—— Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total. Average Number on Live Register on Monday of each week. 1925 967,059 35,450 206,770 30,358 1,239,637 1926 1,071,924 38,840 251,253 39,874 1,401,891 Average Number of Claims Current on Monday of each week. 1925 894,186 19,071 182,517 11,395 1,107,169* 1926 964,768 20,647 218,494 17,096 1,221,005* * These figures include claims to benefit on which the waiting period had not been completed at the date of the return, together with a number on which a decision had not been given. The weekly average number of persons who received benefit was about 977,600 in 1925, and about 1,046,800 in 1926. Separate figures for men, boys, women and girls are not available.