§ Mr. MILLARasked the Minister of Transport whether any schemes of road construction or improvement have been submitted to the Ministry by road authorities in Scotland in order to relieve unemployment; and what schemes have so far been approved?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONI assume that the hon. Member refers to schemes which local authorities were invited to submit in pursuance of the Circular issued by my Department on 9th July offering certain terms of assistance towards approved schemes of road and bridge work. Informal negotiations are already proceeding with several local
Date. Widnes. Northwich. Middlewich Sandbach. Farnworth near Bolton. 17th January, 1927 … 1,620 913 146 265 2,863 13th June, 1927 … 1,188 469 86 110 4,800 12th December, 1927 … 1,161 582 230 371 4,877 11th June, 1928 … 1,293 413 138 108 5,889 17th December, 1928 … 1,422 679 151 145 5,473 17th June, 1929 … 1,657 782 141 200 5,506 Separate figures are not available in respect of Weston Point, Thornton and Farnworth near Widnes.
§ Mr. C. BUXTONasked the Minister of Labour the number of insured persons in the Brighouse, Elland and Greetland areas at the last available date; what was the number of unemployed at that date; and
— Brighouse. Elland. Greetland. Estimated number of Insured Persons: 1st July, 1927 (aged 16 and over) 8,730 4,640 3,630 1st July, 1928 (aged 16–64) 8,590 4,380 3,470 Numbers of Insured Persons recorded as unemployed: 20th June, 1927 (aged 16 and over) 1,134 337 358 25th June, 1928 (aged 16–64) 873 442 414 24th June, 1929 (aged 16–64) 1,094 304 544 NOTE.— Statistics of the numbers of insured persons at July, 1929, are not yet available.