§ Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered as unemployed at the employment exchanges in Dartford and Erith; the periods for which these persons have been registered; and what has been done to find them employment.
§ Mr. Isaacs:At nth February, the latest date for which figures are available, the number of unemployed insured persons suitable for ordinary employment on the registers of employment exchanges and juvenile employment bueaux at Dartford and Erith were 232 and 275 respectively. Of these numbers 79 at Dartford and 98 at Erith had been unemployed for not more than two weeks. With regard to the last part of the Question, more than 200 persons are being placed in employment each week by these exchanges.