§ Mr. THORNEasked the Minister of Labour the number of wholly unemployed persons registered at the Employment Exchanges for the week ending 3rd October, 1931, and succeeding weeks until the nearest available date?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe following statement gives the figures for which the hon. Member asks:
Numbers on the Registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain. Date. Wholly Unemployed. Total. 28th September, 1931 2,080,659 2,824,772 5th October, 1931 2,108,511 2,791,520 12th October, 1931 2,120,410 2,766,746 19th October, 1931 2,119,769 2,737,878 26th October, 1931 2,127,943 2,726,092 2nd November, 1931 2,129,699 2,710,944