HC Deb 29 July 1936 vol 315 cc1545-6W
Mr. RHYS DAVIES

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the total number of persons drawing unemployment insurance benefit and unemployment assistance, respectively, within the whole of the county of Lancashire on the last available date for the previous year?

Mr. E. BROWN

On 16th December, the last date in the year 1935 for which these figures are available, there were 145,028 persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the county of Lancashire with claims admitted for unemployment benefit and 119,582 with applications authorised for unemployment allowances.