§ Mr. Sextonasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the total number of insured persons served by Cockfield (County Durham) Employment Exchange and the number signing on there as unemployed on or about 20th May, 1938?
§ Mr. E. Brown:At the July, 1937, exchange of unemployment books, approximately 1,900 books were exchanged by insured persons, aged 16–64 (exclusive of persons within the agricultural scheme), at the Cockfield Employment Exchange. The number of such persons recorded as unemployed at that exchange at 4th April, 1938, the latest date for which figures are available, was 523.
§ Mr. Sextonasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of insured persons in the district served by the Stanhope (County Durham) Employment Exchange and the number signing on as unemployed at Stanhope, St. John's Chapel, and Rookhope, respectively, on or about 20th May, 1938?
§ Mr. E. Brown:At the July, 1937, exchange of unemployment books, approximately 1,330 books were exchanged by insured persons aged 16–64 (exclusive of those within the agricultural scheme) at the Stanhope Branch Employment Office. The number of such persons recorded as unemployed at that office at 4th April, 1938, the latest date for which figures are available, was 308. Separate figures are not available for St. John's Chapel or Rookhope.