§ 106 and 107. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Labour (1) if he will state the number of persons registered as unemployed in Cardiff at the latest available date;
(2) if he will state the number of registered disabled unemployed in Cardiff and the number who have been unemployed for over a year, respectively, at the most recent available date.
§ Sir P. BennettThe following table gives the information desired:228W
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN CARDIFF AT 12TH NOVEMBER, 1951 — Males Females Total 1. Total number of unemployed persons on registers 1,496 540 2,036 2. Registered disabled persons suitable for ordinary employment (included in Item 1 above) 350 68 418 3. Registered disabled persons classified as unlikely to obtain employment other than under special conditions (excluded from Item 1 above) 33 — 33 Statistics showing the numbers who have been unemployed for more than 12 months are not available for any dates later than 18th June. The total numbers of such persons on the registers of employment exchanges in Cardiff at that date were 355 men and 12 women, of whom 145 men and 2 women were registered disabled persons.