§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Minister of Labour what is the number of insurable workpeople in the area of the Devonport Exchange, judging by the number of books exchanged; what is the number of the unemployed on the register; and how many of the books exchanged belong to persons who do not live in the area?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe estimated number of workpeople aged 16 to 64, insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts in the Area of the Devonport Employment Exchange at July, 1929, as indicated by the number of unemployment books exchanged, was 14,700. The number of persons, insured and uninsured, on the registers of that Exchange at 16th December was 1,864. Statistics are not available showing the number of unemployment books exchanged in this area in respect of persons not living in the area.