§ Sir J. Smedley Crookeasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of disabled ex-service men who are employed under the King's National Roll in the following districts: Sheffield, Bristol, Newcastle, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Leicester, Plymouth, Bolton, Southampton, Sunderland, Birkenhead, Middlesbrough, Derby, Blackburn, Stock-port, Preston, South Shields, Hudders-field, Cardiff, Swansea, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen?
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§ Mr. E. BrownThe following is the information desired:
Sheffield … … 4,939 Bristol … … 4,125 Newcastle-on-Tyne … … 2,520 Nottingham … … 3,492 Portsmouth … … 980 Leicester … … 2,807 Plymouth … … 534 Bolton … … 1,250 Southampton … … 685 Sunderland … … 988 Birkenhead … … 957 Middlesbrough … … 2,009 Derby … … 1,601 Blackburn … … 630 Stockport … … 659 Preston … … 1,505 South Shields … … 221 Huddersfield … … 1,109 Cardiff … … 1,666 Swansea … … 307 Glasgow … … 7,352 Edinburgh … … 3,647 Dundee … … 979 Aberdeen … … 901 In certain cases where firms give comprehensive undertakings covering all their branches the figures for the whole undertakings are given under the district in which the enrolment is recorded by the local King's Roll Committee.
Disabled ex-Service men employed by Government Departments and the four great railways, who are engaged in various districts throughout the country, are not included in the figures quoted.