HC Deb 02 March 1928 vol 214 cc752-4W
Mr. GARDNER

asked the Minister of Labour the number of people in receipt of unemployment benefit at the Employment Exchanges at Acton, Middlesex and Shepherd's Bush at the last convenient date?

Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND

Statistics are not available regarding the number of insured persons actually in receipt of unemployment benefit, but the number of persons aged 16 to 64, inclusive, who had claims to benefit admitted or under consideration at 20th February, 1928, at the Acton Employment Exchange (including

ACTON* AND SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES.
Numbers of Persons on the Registers.
Acton.* Shepherd's Bush.
Date. Men. Women. Juveniles. Total. Men. Women. Juveniles Total.
1925.
5th January … 1,452 233 109 1,794 3,806 1,361 283 5,450
12th January … 1,487 259 132 1,878 3,868 1,426 313 5,607
19th January … 1,464 278 132 1,874 3,875 1,492 287 5,654
26th January … 1,390 295 129 1,814 3,856 1,518 281 5,655
1926.
4th January … 1,215 166 99 1,480 3,170 721 332 4,223
11th January … 1,198 179 95 1,472 3,267 763 308 4,338
18th January … 1,149 197 90 1,436 3,191 730 327 4,248
25th January … 1,184 193 102 1,479 3,326 767 322 4,415
1927.
3rd January … 1,016 143 102 1,261 3,405 842 258 4,505
10th January … 1,277 161 138 1,576 3,375 903 378 4,656
17th January … 1,251 186 114 1,551 3,416 848 323 4,587
24th January … 1,253 186 108 1,547 3,280 821 338 4,439
31st January … 1,219 187 112 1,518 3,263 844 324 4,431
1928.
2nd January … 1,247 109 61 1,417 3,375 700 264 4,339
9th January … 1,171 133 81 1,385 3,256 737 323 4,316
16th January … 1,166 170 129 1,465 3,255 708 359 4,322
23rd January … 1,090 163 119 1,372 2,978 678 275 3,931
30th January … 1,110 158 137 1,405 2,986 683 301 3,970
* Including Acton and Baling Juvenile Employment Bureaux.

the Acton and Ealing Juvenile Employment Bureaux) was 1,086. The corresponding figure for the Shepherd's Bush Employment Exchange was 3,281.

Mr. GARDNER

asked the Minister of Labour the number of men, women and young persons registered as unemployed at the Acton, Middlesex and Shepherd's Bush Employment Exchanges in the month of January, 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928?

Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND

The following statement gives the information desired: