§ Mr. BATEYasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed registered at the following Employment Exchanges to-day and also a year ago in the county of Durham; Blaydon, Chopwell, Rowlands Gill, Dunston, Consett, and Stanley?
Mr. HUDSONThe following table gives the information desired for the latest date for which figures are available and for a year before:
Numbers of Unemployed Persons en the registers of certain Employment Exchanges in County of Durham. Employment Exchange 1st June, 1931 23rd May, 1932. Blaydon … … 2,881 4,352 Chopwell … … 816 1,214 Dunston … … 1,499 1,558 Consett … … 3,003 2,777 Stanley … … 4,399 8,243 There is no Employment Exchange at Rowlands Gill.