§ Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Minister of Labour the number of miners unemployed in Lancashire, the number in receipt of statutory benefit, and the number in receipt of transitional benefit, on the 1st of each month this year?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe following statement gives the information:
INSURED PERSONS in the Coal Mining Industry classification recorded as unemployed at Employment Exchanges in Lancashire.
Date. Number. 1932. 25th January … … 27,851 22nd February … … 26,234 21st March … … 20,593 25th April … … 25,638 Figures are available only for a date towards the end of each month. Statistics showing the numbers in receipt of insurance benefit and transitional payments, respectively, for separate industries, are not available.