UNEMPLOYED WORKMEN ACT.

HC Deb 17 June 1925 vol 185 cc539-40W

Mr. HAYES

asked the Minister of Labour how many local authorities are-administering the Unemployed Workmen Act; and what was the number of workpeople employed on 31st March, 1925?

Sir K. WOOD

I have been asked to reply. Orders are in force under the Unemployed Workmen Act, 1905, providing for the establishment of 125 distress committees in addition to the central unemployed body for London. During the year ended 31st March, 1923 ℄the last year for which particulars are available℄only 23 of them, in addition to the central unemployed body for London, incurred any expenditure. Information is not available as to the number of persons employed by or through the agency of these bodies.