§ Mr. EDEasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the figures for South Shields comparable with those given for 1804W Durham and the Tyneside in paragraphs 428, 429 and 430 of the Third Report of the Special Commissioner for the Special Areas (England and Wales)?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEADThe information is as follows:
Number of young men, aged 18 to 24 year registering at South Shields Employment Exchange on 30th March, 1936, who have been unemployed for three months or more.
Age. Number. 18 years 71 201 19 years 65 20 years 65 21 years 168 573 22 years 144 23 years 129 24 years 132 Percentages of claimants to insurance benefit and applicants for unemployment assistance who have been unemployed for three months or more.
Last spell of continuous unemployment. Age Group. 18–20 years. 21–24 years. 3 months but less than 6 months. 39.7 31.1 6 months but less than 9 months. 22.4 15.7 9 months but less than 12 months. 16.8 9.8 12 months or over 21.1 43.4 100.0 100.0