HC Deb 22 May 1941 vol 371 c1602W
Sir H. Williams

asked the Minister of Labour the reason for the delay in publishing the monthly statistics of unemployment?

Mr. Bevin

As Monday, 14th April, the date on which the count of the unemployed register would ordinarily have been taken, was Easter Monday, the count was postponed and taken on the following Monday, 21st April. The issue of statistics for April was correspondingly delayed and it was not possible to issue them until yesterday.