§ Sir A. Wilsonasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that the Annual Report of the Prisons Commission for 1935 has only just been presented to Parliament and that the Criminal Statistics for 1935 have not yet been published; and whether, in view of the importance of these Reports, he will endeavour to expedite publication for the year 1936 and subsequent years?
§ Sir J. SimonConsideration has already been given to the question how 1319W to accelerate the preparation of the general Criminal Statistics and the Prison Statistics with due regard to economy in clerical labour, and I am glad to say that for the year 1937 a new system of collecting and compiling the statistics has been introduced. It is hoped that the new system will make it possible to publish the figures for 1937 early in 1938. As regards the Report of the Prison Commissioners, I may point out that, while the statistical information relates to 1935, much of the information given in the Report relates to the work of 1936.
Ammanford Employment Exchange. Burry Port Employment Exchange. Carmarthen Employment Exchange. Garnant Employment Exchange. Kidwelly Employment Exchange. Llanelly Employment Exchange. Tumble Employment Exchange. Approximate number of unemployment books exchanged by insured persons (July, 1936):— Men, aged 18–64 4,560 1,080 3,220 4,460 1,400 13,430 5,610 Women, aged 18–64 210 70 450 60 50 1,770 70 Juveniles, aged 14–17 430 60 340 330 90 1,860 510 Total aged 14–64 5,200 1,210 4,010 4,850 1,540 17,060 6,190 Number of insured persons recorded as unemployed at 15th March, 1931:— Men, aged 18–64 1,747 627 408 2,578 526 2,426 727 Women, aged 18–64 23 19 37 27 6 179 17 Juveniles, aged 14–17 92 25 15 134 3 112 45 Total aged 14–64 1,862 671 460 2,739 535 2,717 789 Insured persons with claims admitted for insurance benefit at 15th March, 1937:— Men, aged 18–64 999 202 226 1,702 186 1,111 419 Women, aged 18–64 18 13 26 17 1 121 15 Juveniles aged 16 & 17 65 18 7 103 — 45 15 Total aged 16–64† 1,082 233 259 1,822 187 1,277 449 Insured persons with applications authorised for unemployment allowances at 15th March, 1937:— Men, aged 18–64 294 404 154 833 314 1,164 284 Women, aged 18–64 2 5 7 8 3 14 2 Total aged 18–64† 296 409 161 841 317 1,178 286 The above figures exclude persons insured under the Agricultural Scheme. † Juveniles under 16 years of age are not entitled to apply for benefit or for unemployment allowances; unemployed insured juveniles aged 16 and 17 were, at 15th March, not entitled to apply for unemployment allowances.