§ Mr. JOHNSTONasked the Minister of Labour how many persons between 2070W the ages of 14 and 16 and between 16 and 18 were registered as unemployed at the end of May, 1928; what percentage these figures are to the total number of registered unemployed; and what amount in benefit was paid during the six months ending May, 1928, to young persons between 16 and 18?
§ Mr. BETTERTONAt 21st May, 1928, the number of juveniles aged 14 to 17 years, on the registers of Employment Exchanges and Juvenile Employment Bureaux in Great Britain was 58,369 or 5.3 per cent. of the total number of persons on the register at that date. I am unable to give separate figures for persons aged 14 to 16 and 16 to 18 respectively. The amount paid in benefit during the six months ended May, 1928, to young persons between 16 and 18 was about £130,000.