HC Deb 04 April 1935 vol 300 cc543-4W
Captain ERSKINE-BOLST

asked the Minister of Transport whether any date has been fixed for the conference between motor insurance experts and representatives of the Medical Research Council to discuss the accident-prone

Unemployed persons on the registers of the Cleator Moor and Million Employment Exchanges at 25th February. 1935.
— Cleator Moor. Millom.
Total number aged 14 and over on registers 2,461 668
Number, aged 16–64, with claims admitted for Unemployment Benefit.* 420 189
Number, aged 18–64, with applications authorised for Unemployment Allowances. 1,551 326
* The numbers exclude 13 claimants at Cleator Moor and two claimants at Millom whost contribution position under the First Statutory Condition had not been determined ae 25th February.
Separate figures are not available for Egremont, Frizington, and Lamplugh.

Mr. BATEY

'asked the Minister of Labour the number of young persons, 18 years of age and under, in the county of Durham, including the boroughs, who were unemployed on the latest available date?

Mr. STANLEY

At 25th February, 1935, there were 13,621 unemployed boys and girls under 18 years of age on the registers of employment exchanges in the county of Durham (including the associated county boroughs). Statistics are not available as to the numbers, aged 18 and under 19 years, on the registers. ness of motorists; and exactly what the agenda at this conference will be?

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

Arrangements have been made for a, conference to be held at the end of this week between representatives of the Medical Research Council and of authorised insurers for informal discussion of the paragraphs in the report of the Medical Research Council (Cmd. 4796) which deal with accident-proneness and road dangers.