§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Labour if he will state separately the number of men and women registered as unemployed in the West Ham area for the years ended 1924, 1929 and 1931, respectively?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe following table gives the information desired:
Average number of men and women, aged 18 years and upwards, on the registers of the Stratford and Canning Town Employment Exchanges:
Men. Women. 1924 … … … 15,055 2,567 1929 … … … 9,712 1,101 1931 … … … 16,812 3,118