§ Mr. MATHERSasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed workers on the registers of the employment exchanges in Edinburgh and Leith, respectively, on 1st May, 1936, and the
Unemployed Persons on the registers of the Employment Exchanges in Edinburgh and Leith (including Portobello). — 27th April, 1936. 15th April, 1935. 23rd April, 1934. 24th April, 1933. 25th April, 1932. 27th April, 1931. Edinburgh Employment Exchange: Total number of unemployed persons on registers. 14,300 15,282 15,244 14,706 14,450 14,216 Proportion with claims admitted for unemployment benefit. 36.1 43.7 34.1 35.8 39.0 80.0 Proportion with applications authorised for transitional payments or unemployment allowances. 31.9 29.9 33.5 33.1 32.4 — Leith Employment Exchange: Total number of unemployed persons on registers. 5,855 6,562 6,662 6,691 7,426 7,262 Proportion with claims admitted for unemployment benefit. 43.7 48.1 44.5 42.0 49.1 87.4 Proportion with applications authorised for transitional payments or unemployment allowances. 27.5 27.1 29.9 32.2 26.0 — Portobello Employment Exchange: Total number of unemployed persons on registers. 909 1,906 1,121 1,012 810 767 Proportion with claims admitted for unemployment benefit. 42.8 38.3 41.6 37.9 44.2 88.5 Proportion with applications authorised for transitional payments or unemployment allowances. 32.8 28.5 31.0 29.9 30.1 — The comparability of the figures for different years is affected by the introduction of the Transitional Payments scheme in November, 1931, and by legislation in 1934, relating to Unemployment Insurance.