HC Deb 17 February 1938 vol 331 c2096W
Mr. Davidson

asked the Minister of Labour the total number of registered unemployed in Great Britain for the years ending January, 1935 and 1938, respectively?

Mr. E. Brown

The average numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain for the years ended January, 1935, and January, 1938, were 2,153,923 and 1,495,931, respectively.