HC Deb 06 April 1927 vol 204 c2091W
Mr. TOWNEND

asked the Minister of Labour the number of insured persons signing the register of the Employment Exchanges in Great Britain and, approximately, the number of persons employable who are not signing at Labour Exchanges?

Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND

At 21st March, 1927, there were 1,020,118 insured persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain. There were in addition 58,412 uninsured persons on the registers. There are no statistics regarding the number of employable persons not attending at the Exchanges.