§ Sir J. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Minister of Labour the average numbers of workers registered as in employment in Great Britain during each of the years 1911 and 1931, and the number at the last convenient date?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONStatistics of the numbers of persons in employment are available only in respect of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts for the years since 1924. The estimated average numbers of insured persons in employment in Great Britain in 1924 and 1931 were 9,526,000 and 9,421,000 respectively. At 20th March, 1933, the number is estimated provisionally at 9,443,000.