DISABLED EX-SERVICE MEN. (Hansard, 10 February 1937)

§ Sir A. Wilson
asked the Minister of Labour how many disabled ex-service men were registered at Employment Exchanges as unemployed on the last date on which inquiry was made; and what was their then classification for industrial purposes?

§ Mr. E. Brown
The following is the information required:

Number of Disabled Ex-Service Men registered at Employment Exchanges in Great Britain on 4th January, 1937:

Category A. … … … 18,565

Category B. … … … 13,350

Category C. … … … 396

Total … … … 32,311

The categories A, B and C are defined as follows:

Category A.—Those whose disability would not prevent them from returning to their usual occupation or to an analogous occupation, under ordinary industrial or commercial conditions, after training, if necessary.

Category B.—Those whose disability would prevent them from returning to their usual occupation, but would not preclude them from employment under ordinary industrial or commercial conditions, on what might be described as a light job.

Category C.—Those whose disability renders it difficult for them to be employed under ordinary industrial or commercial conditions except in some institution specially designed for ex-service men suffering from very severe occupational disability.

§ Sir A. Wilson
asked the Minister of Labour what was the percentage of unemployment among disabled ex-service men when inquiry was last made and on what date; and what was the approximate proportion of unemployment among all insured males in approximately the same age groups on the same date?

§ Mr. E. Brown
The number of disabled ex-service men registered as unemployed in Great Britain on the 4th January, 1937, represented 8.1 per cent. Of the estimated number of men in receipt of disability pensions and disability allowances. The percentage rate of unemployment among insured men aged 21ߝ64 in Great Britain on 25th January, 1937 (the nearest date for which figures are available), was 15 per cent. The percentage of unemployment among insured men aged 40ߝ65 413W is not known, but such information as is available suggests that it is higher than the figure for men aged 21–64.

Number of Disabled Ex-Service Men registered at Employment Exchanges in Great Britain on 4th January, 1937:
Category A.	…	…	…	18,565
Category B.	…	…	…	13,350
Category C.	…	…	…	396
Total	…	…	…	32,311
The categories A, B and C are defined as follows:
Category A.—Those whose disability would not prevent them from returning to their usual occupation or to an analogous occupation, under ordinary industrial or commercial conditions, after training, if necessary.
Category B.—Those whose disability would prevent them from returning to their usual occupation, but would not preclude them from employment under ordinary industrial or commercial conditions, on what might be described as a light job.
Category C.—Those whose disability renders it difficult for them to be employed under ordinary industrial or commercial conditions except in some institution specially designed for ex-service men suffering from very severe occupational disability.