§ Captain LODERasked the Minister of Labour whether he is contemplating any steps to provide more suitable premises for the Leicester Employment Exchange?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe matter is under active consideration, and will be expedited as much as possible.
— Men. Women. Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped. Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped. 1928. 3rd December … … 91 — 4 3 10th December … … 102 — 4 1 17th December … … 161 — 3 — 24th December … … Figures not available. 31st December … … 232 — 5 2 1929. 7th January … … 236 1 6 3 14th January … … 270 1 8 3 21st January … … 292 41 5 3 28th January … … 323 12 16 1 4th February … … 333 15 16 3 11th February … … 311 7 10 4 18th February … … 323 149 17 3 25th February … … 315 147 12 6 Statistics of the number of persons transferred to Braintree from depressed areas are not available.