HC Deb 23 February 1933 vol 274 c1914W
Mr. H. WILLIAMS

asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed in Darwen in September, 1931, and in January last?

Sir H. BETTERTON

At 21st September, 1931, there were 9,849 unemployed persons on the registers of the Darwen Employment Exchange and Juvenile Employment Bureau. The corresponding figure at 23rd January, 1933, was 6,491.