§ Mr. LEESasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed signing on at the Employment Exchange at Ripley, and how many reside at Heage and Nether Heage?
§ Miss BONDFIELD, pursuant to her reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 12th December, 1929; col. 627, Vol. 233], supplied the following statement:
At 9th December, 1929, there were 612 persons on the registers of the Employment Exchange at Ripley, Derby, and of this number 87 resided at Heage and Nether Heage.
§ Mr. LEESasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed signed on at the following Employment Exchanges, Alfreton and Belper, during October, 1928, and October, 1929?
§ Miss BONDFIELD, pursuant to her reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 12th December, 1929; col. 627, Vol. 233]. supplied the following statement:
NUMBERS OF PERSONS on the Registers of the Employment Exchanges at Alfreton and Belper in October, 1928, and October, 1929.
Alfreton. 1928. 1929. October 8 … 685 October 7 … 803 October 15 … 607 October 14 … 721 October 22 … 598 October 21 … 726 October 29 … 554 October 28 … 715 Belper. October 8 … 424 October 7 … 609 October 15 … 387 October 14 … 549 October 22 … 371 October 21 … 466 October 29 … 371 October 28 … 521
§ Mr. BATEYasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed on the unemployment registers in each Employ- 1436W ment Exchange area in the county of Durham.?
§ Miss BONDFIELD, pursuant to her reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 12th December, 1929; col. 627, Vol. 233], supplied the following statement:
Number of persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the county of Durham on 9th December, 1929:
Local Office. Number. Bishop Auckland … 2,628 Blaydon on Tyne … 1,657 Consett … 914 Darlington … 2,851 Durham … 2,101 Gateshead … 7,758 Hartlepool … 1,516 Hebburn … 1,325 Jarrow … 2,600 Pallion … 2,521 South Shields … 7,294 Southwick on Wear … 1,002 Stanley … 2,035 Stockton and Thornaby … 5,010 Sunderland … 7,676 West Hartlepool … 4,240 Dunston on Tyne … 795 Felling on Tyne … 1,444 Barnard Castle … 107 Birtley … 540 Chester-le-Street … 1,263 Chopwell … 564 Cockfield … 426 Crook … 1,463 East Bolden … 303 Gainford … 37 Haswell … 391 Horden … 300 Houghton le Spring … 1,150 Lanchester … 359 Middleton in Teesdale … 177 Seaham Harbour … 706 Sedgefield … 107 Shildon … 888 Spennymore … 1,537 Standhope … 174 Washington Station … 397 Wingate … 883 Wolsingham … 37 Total … 67,176