§ Mr. SMEDLEY CROOKEasked the Minister of Labour the total number of unemployed persons registered at the Employment Exchanges in the City of Birmingham at the end of March, 1936; and how the figure compares with that at the corresponding period of 1935?
§ Mr. E. BROWNAt 23rd March, 1936, there were 23,525 unemployed persons, aged 14 years and over, on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Birmingham. At 25th March, 1935, the corresponding figure was 28,341.