§ Mr. HOBHOUSEasked the Minister of Labour whether he can give, for each of the first six months of 1924, the average number of men, women, and young persons upon the unemployment registers for the five areas in the county of Somerset; and the amount paid each month in unemployment benefit?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe information is given in the following Table:
Average Numbers on Registers of Employment Exchanges in the County of Somerset and Amount of Unemployment Benefit paid to claimants in the same area.
Period. Average Number on Registers. Amount of Benefit paid. 1924. £ January … 7,614 15,656 February … 7,107 17,990 March … 6,414 13,570 April … 5,645 12,130 May … 5,577 14,637 June … 5,010 10,248