HC Deb 17 March 1930 vol 236 cc1720-1W
Mr. EVERARD

asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons shown on the registers as unemployed or partially employed on 3rd March, 1929, and 1930, respectively, at the following Exchanges: Leicester, Melton Mowbray, Hinckley, Loughborough, and Market Harborough?

Mr. LAWSON

The following Table shows the numbers of persons on the registers of the Exchanges in question at 10th March, 1930, and at 11th March, 1929.

Employment Exchange. 10th March, 1930. 11th March, 1929.
Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Total. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Total.
Leicester … 5,645 3,874 9,519 3,907 3,054 6,961
Melton Mowbray … 298 273 571 218 43 261
Hinckley … 607 1,801 2,408 296 222 518
Loughborough … 365 612 977 362 431 798
Market Harborough … 134 48 182 88 10 98