§ Mr. O. LEWISasked the Minister of Labour the average number of unemployed on the Colchester register for January, 1930; and what were the corresponding figures for the same month in each year since 1924?
§ Mr. LAWSONThe average number of persons on the register of the Colchester Employment Exchange in January, 1930, was 1,157 as compared with 917 in 1929, 722 in 1928, 746 in 1927, 1,015 in 1926, 1,425 in 1925 and 1,818 in 1924.