HC Deb 14 July 1931 vol 255 cc244-8W
Major H. EVANS

asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered as unemployed in the county borough of Gateshead-on-Tyne at any suitable date in January, March, and May, 1929, 1930, and 1931?

Miss BONDFIELD

The following table shows the numbers of persons on the registers of the Gateshead Employment Exchange at various dates.

and the numbers disqualified from that benefit during each of the past five years?

Miss BONDFIELD

The following table gives the information desired so far as it is available:

Persons on the Registers of Employment Exchange in Certain Areas.
Area. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931.
January. June. January. June. January. June. January. June. January. June.
ENGLAND AND WALES.
Total Number on Register 1,160,551 867,762 1,044,023 1,056,026 1,249,535 978,023 1,309,974 1,596,611 2,254,023 2,280,168
Persons on Register with claims admitted and under consideration. 1,005,593 738,612 897,069 947,265 1,081,791 844,411 1,132,485 1,503,503 2,095,270 2,139,958
Persons on Register with claims disallowed, and insured non-claimants. 92,502 83,029 84,375 59,457 89,227 77,842 89,653 39,070 65,844 67,897
London:
Total Number on Register 146,099 99,164 127,280 101,306 146,383 100,157 159,534 154,286 268,356 252,727
Persons on Register with claims admitted and under consideration. 112,666 73,683 100,319 84,574 122,852 82,527 137,322 142,468 247,985 234,461
Persons on Register with claims disallowed, and insured non-claimants. 21,682 17,836 16,493 9,746 12,967 10,150 11,104 5,162 8,896 9,085
Bristol:
Total Number on Register 9,631 9,227 10,275 10,212 11,829 9,044 12,208 11,776 17,097 15,952
Persons on Register with claims admitted and under consideration. 7,344 7,000 7,562 8,864 9,633 7,355 10,054 10,670 15,285 14,690
Persons on Register with claims disallowed, and insured non-claimants. 1,601 1,361 1,428 598 962 915 980 334 567 510
Plymouth:
Total Number on Register 5,741 4,736 5,518 5,100 6,578 6,114 7,357 6,838 8,762 8,779
Persons on Register with claims admitted and under consideration. 4,262 3,118 3,952 3,994 5,066 4,646 5,683 5,871 7,526 7,628
Persons on Register with claims disallowed, and insured non-claimants. 884 881 1,026 678 604 537 802 270 382 397
Southampton:
Total Number on Register 4,749 3,491 4,230 3,254 4,511 3,630 5,634 5,016 8,721 7,951
Persons on Register with claims admitted and under consideration. 3,850 2,749 3,526 2,649 3,897 2,970 5,058 4,631 8,105 7,565
Persons on Register with claims disallowed, and insured non-claimants. 331 213 182 153 137 227 85 70 89 86
Tyne Ports: *
Total Number on Register 49,847 36,833 37,861 39,044 46,036 33,769 39,848 45,514 60,505 67,942
Persons on Register with claims admitted and under consideration. 41,007 28,774 28,527 31,078 34,509 24,521 29,106 41,054 52,694 60,908
Persons on Register with claims disallowed, and insured non-claimants. 5,579 6,006 6,170 5,241 7,060 6,735 6,899 2,237 3,883 3,736
* Including Blyth, Gateshead, Jarrow, Newcastle-on-Tyne, North and South Shields, Hebburn, Dunston, Felling, Newburn and Walker.

Area. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931.
January. June. January. June. January. June. January. June. January. June.
Wear Ports: †
Total Number on Register 25,414 14,378 12,590 15,500 19,116 12,787 14,722 17,279 28,883 35,264
Persons on Register with claims admitted and under consideration. 20,688 10,603 8,317 12,139 13,998 8,274 10,280 15,947 26,443 32,925
Persons on Register with claims disallowed, and insured non-claimants. 3,664 3,027 3,181 2,659 4,002 3,892 3,538 771 1,327 1,323
Tees Ports: ‡
Total Number on Register 23,685 16,055 16,529 17,688 20,561 13,553 20,201 25,145 43,281 41,438
Persons on Register with claims admitted and under consideration. 19,473 11,744 12,158 13,497 16,105 10,412 16,663 23,621 40,117 38,798
Persons on Register with claims disallowed, and insured non-claimants. 3,149 3,282 3,050 3,089 2,992 2,201 2,054 2,575 1,190 1,282
Liverpool:
Total Number on Register 49,035 44,987 46,461 49,600 54,284 52,858 59,745 70,898 93,467 94,339
Persons on Register with claims admitted and under consideration. 35,362 33,260 32,762 37,699 40,896 40,722 44,856 64,439 84,077 84,239
Persons on Register with claims disallowed, and insured non-claimants. 8,112 7,617 7,845 8,106 6,723 7,940 8,771 775 4,665 5,514
Cardiff:
Total Number on Register 10,698 8,479 10,689 10,341 12,259 10,870 13,247 14,388 19,709 18,188
Persons on Register with claims admitted and under consideration. 9,006 6,779 9,378 9,061 10,179 8,942 11,303 13,598 18,388 17,079
Persons on Register with claims disallowed, and insured non-claimants. 1,037 755 600 710 1,230 1,292 1,183 250 427 364
Newport:
Total Number on Register 5,586 3,536 7,166 5,031 6,365 4,638 7,155 9,010 10,762 10,056
Persons on Register with claims admitted and under consideration. 4,957 2,735 6,694 4,712 5,728 4,179 6,599 8,678 10,135 9,486
Persons on Register with claims disallowed, and insured non-claimants. 377 214 150 71 267 198 265 163 290 313
Swansea:
Total Number on Register 6,936 5,450 6,713 6,153 6,810 6,454 7,389 8,653 11,714 11,659
Persons on Register with claims admitted and under consideration. 5,817 4,562 5,700 5,471 5,782 5,581 6,352 7,989 10,666 10,661
Persons on Register with claims disallowed, and insured non-claimants. 550 494 473 163 554 430 430 156 144 150
† Including Sunderland, Pallion, Southwick-on-Wear. ‡ Including Hartlepool, West Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, South Bank.