§ Mr. N. MACLEANasked the Minister of Labour the number of insured workers in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Durham, Northumberland, and Cumberland in 1933; and the total number of unemployed in those counties in the same year?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe following table shows the estimated numbers of insured persons at the beginning of July, 1933, and the numbers of persons (insured and uninsured) registered at Employment Exchanges, in the counties specified, as unemployed at 26th June, 1933.
County. Estimated number of insured persons, aged 16–64, at the beginning of July 1933. Number of persons (insured and uninsured) aged 16 and over registered as unemployed at 26th June, 1933. Lancashire 1,826,610 420,025 Yorkshire 1,335,960 297,779 Durham 426,860 170,000 Northumberland. 225,130 68,086 Cumberland 59,040 18,876