§ Sir A. POWNALLasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed in Lewisham for the last available date; and the figures for corresponding dates in 1929 and 1928?
§ Mr. LAWSONThe following table gives the numbers of persons resident in the Metropolitan borough of Lewisham on the registers of Employment Exchanges at mid-October of each of the last three years:
Date. Number on Registers. 15th October, 1928 … 1,936 14th October, 1929 … 1,882 13th October, 1930 … 3,448