§ Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the number of persons registered as unemployed in South Wales and Monmouthshire in the age groups 45 to 55, and 55 to 65 on the last convenient date; and whether they reveal an increase or decrease on the previous year?
§ Mr. E. Brown, pursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 7th April, 1938; Vol. 334, col. 493), supplied the following statement:
At 1st November, 1937, the unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in South Wales and Monmouthshire included 22,251 aged 45–54, and 23,022 aged 55–64. At 3rd November, 1936, the corresponding figures were 29,120 and 25,994, respectively. The figures for November, 1937, have been compiled in accordance with the revised procedure for counting the unemployed, introduced in September, 1937, under which persons subsequently found to be in employment at the date of the count are excluded from the figures.