§ Sir A. Pownallasked the Minister of Labour the number of men on unemployment assistance between the ages of 25 and 35, and between 35 and 45 on the most recent available date?
§ Mr. AsshetonOn the basis of a 5 per cent. sample of cases taken on 8th January, 1940, it is estimated that there were then about 60,000 men aged 25 to 34 years and about 70,000 men aged 35 to 44 years in receipt of unemployment allowances.