§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Labour the number of men from the depressed areas who have been placed in employment by the Walworth Road (Borough) Employment Exchange under the industrial transference scheme for the six months ending to the last convenient date?
§ Miss BONDFIELDDuring the six months ended 10th February, 1930, 44 men were transferred from depressed areas into employment in the area of the Borough Employment Exchange under the industrial transference scheme.
Employment Exchange. 10th February, 1930. 11th February, 1929. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped.* Total. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped.* Total. Keynsham … … 115 24 139 166 8 174 Clutton … … 118 17 135 159 12 171 Chew Magna … … 89 1 90 123 3 126 Midsomer Norton … … 317 92 409 381 36 417 Frome … … 180 8 188 180 31 211 Separate statistics for Peasdown are not available as there is no Employment Exchange in that area. * The numbers temporarily stopped include short-time workers who were not at work on the dates in question, and others who were temporarily suspended from work. Separate figures for short-time workers are not available.