HC Deb 24 July 1923 vol 167 cc245-6W
Mr. PENNEFATHER

asked the Minister of Labour the number of disabled ex-service men unemployed in Liverpool on 31st December, 31st March, and 30th June, respectively; and the number of Liverpool employers on the King's Roll on each of those dates?

Mr. BETTERTON

The number of disabled ex-service men registered as unemployed in Liverpool on 30th June, 1923, was 1,090. I regret that I have no figures for the earlier dates mentioned which can be accurately compared. The number of Liverpool firms on the King's Roll on the 31st December, 1922, was 369, on 31st March, 1923, 372, and on 30th June, 1923, 494. These figures do not include some 300 branch establishments in Liverpool of firms who are on the Roll but whose headquarters are situated in other areas.