§ Mr. GLEDHILLasked the Minister of Labour the number of young persons added to the register during the last 12 months; the number of old persons in receipt of pensions who still continue to 566W work; and the number of married women in receipt of unemployment benefit whose husbands are working?
§ Sir H. BETTERTON:Between 25th January, 1932, and 23rd January, 1933, there was an increase of 9,495 in the number of juveniles and young persons, aged 14 to 20 inclusive, on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain. As regards the number of persons in receipt of old age pensions who continue to work, I would refer my bon. Friend to the reply given on 27th October, 1932, by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health to the question put by the hon. Member for Oldham. Statistics are not available regarding the number of married women in receipt of unemployment benefit whose husbands are working.
§ Mr. LAWSONasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons estimated to have ceased to register as a result of recent legislative changes?
§ Sir H. BETTERTON:I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on 27th October, 1932, to a question on this subject by the hon. Member for Aberdare (Mr. G. Hall).