§ Sir G. Humeasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of insured persons between the ages of 16 and 64, excluding agricultural workers, in the boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich, respectively, on the register of the Employment Exchanges on the 21st June, 1937, and on the same date in 1931?
§ Mr. E. Brownpursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 13th July, 1937; col. 1093, Vol. 326) supplied the following statement:
At 21st June, 1937, the numbers of insured persons aged 16–64 years (excluding persons insured under the Agricultural Scheme) resident in the metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich, recorded as unemployed were 1,165 and 1,523, respectively. Figures on this basis were not compiled ill 1931, but from such information as is available, it is estimated that the corresponding totals for 22nd June, 1931, were approximately 3,300 for Greenwich and 5,330 for Woolwich.