WOOLLEN INDUSTRY, MORLEY.

HC Deb 05 July 1923 vol 166 cc635-6W

Mr. TURNER

asked the Minister of Labour, if he is aware of the continued bad trade in the woollen district of Morley; and what the number of unemployed were signing at the Employment Exchange in May, 1921, 1922, and 1923, males and females, respectively?

Sir M. BARLOW

The number of unemployed persons in the woollen industry registered at the Morley Exchange at the dates mentioned were as follows:

—	Males.	Females.	Total.
May, 1921	1,096	1,747	2,843
May, 1922	884	912	1,796
May, 1923	241	210	451

These figures indicate a substantial improvement since 1921 of trade in the Morley district.