Mr. WEST RUSSELLasked the Minister of Labour the present number of unemployed in the Tyneside area, giving the number for each Employment Exchange and the comparable figures for 1928 and 1929?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe following table shows the numbers of persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the Tyneside area at 9th July, 1928, 8th July, 1929, and 7th July, 1930, respectively:1474W
Employment Exchange. 9th July, 1928. 8th July, 1929. 7th July, 1930. Blaydon 2,031 1,757 2,012 Elswick 4,147 3,926 4,780 Gateshead 7,867 7,404 10,203 Heaton 5,856 4,951 5,820 Hebburn 2,152 1,317 1,394 Jarrow 3,237 2,414 3,109 Newcastle 7,575 7,054 9,342 North Shields 3,222 2,787 3,790 South Shields 8,457 7,294 10,248 Wallsend 2,825 2,016 2,316 Willington Quay 1,187 869 1,142 Dunston 937 789 1,292 Felling 1,651 1,467 2,439 Newburn 1,224 874 3,761 Walker 1,500 1,065 1,125 Total Tyne Area 53,868 45,984 62,773