141. Mr. Scott-Elliotasked the Minister of Labour the total and percentage of unemployment amongst all insured persons at the latest available date; the total and percentage of unemployment amongst disabled persons at the same date; and 349W the corresponding figures for the Scottish, Welsh, northern and north western regions.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsThe following table shows the numbers and estimated percentages of insured persons unemployed in Great Britain and in the northern, north western, Welsh and Scottish Regions at 16th September, 1946:
— Number Estimated Percentage Great Britain 353,840 2½ Northern Region 48,589 5 North Western Region 65,826 3 Wales 57,691 8 Scotland 77,191 4½ As registration under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act is voluntary and is by no means yet complete, the total number of disabled is not known. Of those who have so far registered, the numbers unemployed at 19th September, 1946, were as follow:
— No. of Registered Disabled Persons unemployed. Great Britain 67,753 Northern Region 8,009 North Western Region 11,827 Wales 14,898 Scotland 7,387 These numbers cannot, for the reasons explained above, be expressed as a percentage of total numbers disabled.