§ Mr. B. RILEYasked the Minister of Labour the average number of men, women and juveniles receiving unemployment benefit at the Dewsbury Employment Exchange for the months of November, 1930, and March, 1931, respectively?
§ Miss BONDFIELDStatistics of the numbers actually in receipt of benefit are not available. The following table gives the average numbers of men, boys, women and girls on the registers of the Dewsbury Employment Exchange with claims to benefit admitted or under consideration in the months of November, 1930, and March, 1931:
§ Miss BONDFIELDStatistics of the number of claims disallowed by courts of referees in each week are not ordinarily compiled. The following table gives the information desired for the four weeks ended 14th April, 1930, and 13th April, 1931, respectively: