Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of persons that have been transferred out of the county of Durham from 1932 up to the latest available date?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe numbers of persons who have been placed in employment directly following transfer from the county of Durham under the Department's Industrial Transference Schemes are as follow: 1213W
— Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. 1932 … … … … 2,341 503 213 576 3,633 1933 … … … … 1,628 987 450 782 3,847 1934 … … … … 1,883 883 585 813 4,164 1935 … … … … 4,072 1,613 1,563 1,225 8,473 1936 … … … … 5,253 2,032 2,041 1,609 10,935 1937 … … … … 4,478 1,804 1,468 1,553 9,303 1938 … … … … 4,253 1,584 637 1,377 7,851 I am not able to state how many of these persons are still resident outside the county, but it is known that a considerable proportion has returned.