§ 97. Mr. George Craddockasked the Minister of Labour the number of unem-
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE BRADFORD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE — 12th November, 1951 13th November, 1950 Wholly unemployed Temporarily Stopped Total Wholly unemployed Temporarily Stopped Total Males … 763 754 1,517 566 24 590 Females … 409 912 1,321 81 — 81 TOTALS … 1,172 1,666 2,838 647 24 671 The persons who are classified as "temporarily stopped" are those who are stood off from their employment on the definite understanding that they are to return to their former employer within six weeks. They exclude persons working short-time who did not register at the employment exchange, or were not registered on the dates in question. (Persons who lose only a small proportion of the week owing to short-time working do not usually register at an employment exchange.)