§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the estimated number of working days lost owing to unemployment by persons registered at Employment Exchanges in Great Britain for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date, and comparable figures for the previous corresponding 12 months?
§ Mr. E. BROWNit is estimated that the total number of working days lost, owing to unemployment, by insured persons, aged 16 to 64 years, recorded as unemployed in Great Britain was approximately 570 million during the 12 months ended May, 1936, and 635 million during the 12 months ended May, 1935, out of a total possible working time, for the whole insured population, aged 16 to 64 years, of roughly 3,900 million days during each of those periods.