§ Mr. MITCHESONasked the Minister of Labour the number of juveniles now unemployed as compared with the number a year ago?
Mr. STANLEYAt 25th June, 1934, there were 44,383 unemployed boys and 33,333 unemployed girls, aged 14 to 17, on the registers of Employment Exchanges and Juvenile Employment Bureaux in Great Britain. The corresponding figures at 26th June, 1933, were 51,709 and 35,679 respectively.
§ Mr. MITCHESONasked the Minister of Labour if he can furnish an estimate of the number of juveniles, between the ages of 14 and 16, now in employment and, for comparison purposes, the number a year ago?
Mr. STANLEYI regret that precise information on this point is not available. It has been estimated, however, on the basis of the information obtained at the 1921 Population Census, that the total number of juveniles in this age group who are likely to be available for employment this year is about 160,000 more than the corresponding total last year. This estimate may be subject to revision in flip light of the further information which will be provided by the results of the Population Census of 1931. I am unable to state the total numbers of unemployed boys and girls, of ages 14 and 15 (some of whom do not, at present, register at the Employment Exchanges), but there is no reason to suppose that there has been arty substantial increase in the number since a year ago.