HC Deb 22 July 1937 vol 326 cc2437-9W
Mr. T. Smith

asked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the number and age group of persons registered as unemployed at Normanton, Castleford,

Mr. E. Brown

Separate figures are not available of the cost of administration in relation only to applicants in receipt of unemployment benefit, transitional payments or unemployment assistance. The total cost of administration of each scheme, and the average number of weekly payments, in the financial years 1930–31 to 1936–37, are as follow:

and Pontefract at the latest date available, and the comparative figures for the same date in 1936 and 1934?

Mr. Butler,

pursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 19th July, 1937; col. 1793, Vol. 326), supplied the following statement:

The following table shows, for each age group for which particulars were obtained, the numbers of persons, aged 18 years and over, registered as unemployed at the Normanton, Castleford and Pontefract Employment Exchanges, at 3rd May, 1937, the latest date for which a detailed analysis is available, together with corresponding figures for 18th May, 1936.
Age Group. Normanton. Castleford. Pontefract.
3rd May, 18th May, 3rd May, 18th May, 3rd May, 18th May,
1937. 1936. 1937. 1936. 1937. 1936.
18–20 years … … 10 141 77 197 65 123
21–24 years … … 50 303 200 506 131 223
25–34 years … … 164 518 602 1,209 317 482
35–44 years … … 131 371 514 956 388 466
45–54 years … … 159 311 698 1,030 408 437
55–59 years … … 118 191 414 539 227 247
60–64 years … … 99 134 378 426 184 202
65 years and over … … — — — — 1 —
Total aged 18 and over … 731 1,969 2,883 4,863 1,721 2,180

Corresponding statistics for juveniles under 18 years of age are not available in respect of the above dates, but for other dates in the same months, the numbers unemployed, registered at the undermentioned Employment Exchanges, aged 14 and under 16 years, and aged 16 and under 18 years, were as follows:
Age Group. Normanton. Castleford. Pontefract.
24th May, 25th May, 24th May, 25th May, 24th May, 25th May,
1937. 1936. 1937. 1936. 1937. 1936.
14 and under 16 years … 9 28 8 53 62 126
16 and under 18 years … 14 83 314* 91 43 74
Total aged 14 and under 18 years 23 111 322* 144 105 200

Analyses in the same degree of detail were not compiled in May, 1934. The following table gives the available particulars for 14th May, 1934.
Age Group. Normanton. Castleford. Pontefract.
14 and under 18 years … 86 172 203
18–20 years … 166 284 222
21 years and over … 1,798 5,231 2,698
Total aged 14 and over 2,050 5,687 3,123
* Including 283 temporarily stopped.