HC Deb 10 February 1926 vol 191 cc1054-5W
Mr. C. EDWARDS

asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed who registered at the Risca Exchange for the months of September, October, November and December, 1925, and January, 1926; and will he give the cost per head of registered persons for administering the Exchange for the same months?

Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND

The number of persons recorded on the registers of the Risca Employment Exchange at the end of each month from September, 1925, to January, 1926, is as follows:

28th September, 1925 3,742
26th October, 1925 3,710
30th November, 1925 1,984
21st December, 1925 1,542
25th January, 1926 1,304
I am arranging for the collection of the information requested in the second part of the question, and will send it to the hon. Member as soon as possible.