Mr. WEST RUSSELLasked the Minister of Labour if, taking the Tyne-side Employment Exchanges, she will state in each case the number of unemployed receiving benefit, the number of dependants drawing allowances, and the outlay in each case as compared with the corresponding figures for 12 months ago?
Miss BONDRIELDStatistics of the numbers on the register at a given date
Employment Exchange. Number of claims admitted or under consideration. Claims authorised for Dependants Benefit. Amount of Unemployment Benefit paid at the Exchange. Number of cases. Number of adults for whom benefit was authorised. Number of children for whom benefit was authorised. 26th NOV., 1928. 25th Nov., 1929. 19th Nov., 1928. 18th Nov., 1929. 19th Nov., 1928. 18th Nov., 1929. 19th Nov., 1928. 18th Nov., 1929. Week ended 23rd Nov., 1928. Week ended 22nd Nov., 1929. £ £ Blaydon 1,930 1,269 946 576 919 623 1,664 909 2,030 1,170 Dupston 723 539 362 243 359 236 668 482 683 565 Elswick 3,369 3,011 1,553 1,429 1,476 1,318 2,192 2,172 2,895 2,687 Felling 1,254 846 734 528 703 516 1,264 935 1,229 879 Gateshead 6,185 5,302 2,793 2,591 2,701 2,457 4,096 3,808 5,485 4,533 Heaton 5,230 3,988 2,632 1,928 2,556 1,840 4,192 2,870 4,482 3,322 Hebburn 1,889 889 969 473 938 445 1,733 922 1,933 879 Jarrow 3,324 1,773 2,003 1,114 1,934 1,061 3,501 2,104 3,211 1,863 Newburn 829 759 586 454 569 440 914 595 1,019 774 Newcastle-on-Tyne. 5,680 5,237 2,355 2,267 2,240 2,160 4,081 3,350 4,922 4,674 North Shields 3,747 2,787 1,916 1,437 1,769 1,398 2,372 2,106 3,253 2,509 South Shields 8,643 6,523 5,786 4,189 5,566 4,041 7,695 5,498 7,582 5,480 Walker 1,435 824 852 442 837 440 1,260 857 1,538 828 Wallsend 2,454 1,548 1,307 662 1,271 646 1,957 927 2,093 1,067 Willington Quay. 1,073 505 590 268 581 259 955 507 1,038 524 Total 47,765 35,800 25,384 18,601 24,419 17,880 38,544 28,042 43,393 31,754