§ Mr. N. MACLEANasked the Minister of Labour the number of insured workers there are in England, Wales and Scotland, respectively; whether there has been an increase or a reduction; if so, the number in each country; the number of unemployed in 1933 in each of these
— Estimated number of insured persons aged 16–64 at July, 1933. Unemployed persons (insured and uninsured), aged 16 and over, on the registers of Employment Exchanges. 22nd May, 1933. 14th May, 1934. Decrease at 14th May, 1934, compared with 22nd May, 1933. England … … 10,505,650 1,997,438 1,561,770 435,668 Wales … … 621,620 220,823 202,639 18,184 Scotland … … 1,345,730 364,618 325,972 38,646 As statistics of the n basis of information de insured persons are not numbers of insured persons are obtained only for July of each year, on the basis of information derived from the annual exchange of unemployment books, the numbers of insured persons are not yet available for 1934.