§ Mr. MORLEYasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons, classified according to sex, in receipt of unemployment benefit in the county borough of Southampton at the last convenient date; and the number in receipt of transitional benefit?
§ Mr. GRAYAt 21st September, 1931, there were on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the county borough of Southampton 9,732 males and 924 females with claims to benefit admitted or under consideration. Of these numbers 596 men and 52 women had claims authorised for transitional benefit.