§ Major GLYNasked the Prime Minister whether the Government have any figures to indicate what number of Irish persons have come to Great Britain from Ireland and obtained employment here during the last 18 months, and, if so, what are they, and whether, in view of the lack of employment in Scotland and Northern England, any steps can be taken to restrict the number of such persons from obtaining employment at the expense of persons resident in Great Britain?
§ The PRIME MINISTERNo separate records are ordinarily kept of persons who come from Ireland to Great Britain
Persons on the Registers of the Borough Employment Exchange. — Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total. 25th January, 1926 … … … 6,122 313 1,560 455 8,450 31st January, 1927 … … … 6,265 302 1,588 511 8,666 30th January, 1928 … … … 5,157 247 1,374 415 7,193 28th January, 1929 … … … 6,234 354 1,264 363 8,215