§ Mr. THORNEasked the Minister of Transport whether he has received any communication from the Bury Corporation in connection with the £27,000 road scheme; and whether the corporation have been able to come to any settlement with the trustees of the land required?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAI understand that the corporation have not yet concluded negotiations with the owners of the land.
Unemployed persons on the registers of the undermentioned Employment Exchanges at 28th January, 1935. Employment Exchanges. Total numbers of unemployed persons aged 14 and over (insured and uninsured) on the registers. Insured persons (included in previous column) with claims admitted. Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped. Total. Insurance Benefit. Unemployment Allowances.* Castleford … 4,083 1,407 5,490 2,398 2,400 Normanton … 912 525 1,437 739 536 Pontefract … 2,230 418 2,648 1,037 1,028 * These figures include a number of insured persons with claims admitted for transitional payments, the determinations on which had been given by Public Assistance Authorities prior to 7th January, 1935.