§ Captain MACMILLANasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of registered unemployed at the Stockton and Thornaby Employment Exchanges, respectively or jointly, on the following dates: November, 1924; April, 1926; June, 1926; January, 1927; January, 1928; January, 1929; and at the present time?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe following Table shows the numbers of persons on the registers of the Employment Exchanges at Stockton and Thornaby on the last Monday of each of the months mentioned: 2353W
Date. Stockton. Thornaby. Total. 26th November, 1924 … … 4,187 1,855 6,042 26th April, 1926 … … 5,067 2,175 7,242 28th June, 1926* … … 7,071 2,602 9,673 31st January, 1927 … … 5,035 2,253 7,288 30th January, 1928 … … 3,560 1,414 4,974 28th January, 1929† … … 4,985 4,895 29th April, 1929 … … 3,568 3,568 * Affected by the general dispute in the coal mining industry. † In April, 1928, the Thornaby Employment Exchange was closed and its work was transferred to the Stockton Exchange.