§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Labour what is the number of persons, male and female, respectively, now registered as unemployed; how many are working systematic short time; and whether he can give the approximate figures for the unregistered unemployed?
§ Mr. SHAWThe numbers of males and females on 9th June, 1924, recorded on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain were 795,400 and 231,600, respectively. Of these, 22,100 males and 12,300 females were persons who were recorded as working short time on what is regarded, for administrative purposes, as a systematic basis, but who were not at work on the date in question. There are no statistics available showing the number of unemployed persons who were not registered at an Employment Exchange. The hon. and gallant Member will be aware that since a recent date the weekly figures of unemployment are compiled on a slightly different basis, which does not show separately the numbers on systematic short time.