Mr. W. M. ADAMSONasked the Minister of Labour (1) the number of persons between the ages of 18 and 40 years who are in receipt of unemployment benefit at the present time, and how many are women;
(2) the number of persons between the ages of 55 and 65 years who are in receipt of unemployment benefit at the present time, and how many are women?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe latest date for which figures are available is 24th November, 1930. It is estimated that at that date the figures in question for Great Britain were approximately as follow:
— In receipt of benefit. Males. Females. Total. Aged 18 to 40 880,000 378,000 1,258,000 Aged 55 to 64 237,000 17,000 254,000