asked the Minister of Labour the number of coal-miners registered as unemployed at the end of June, 1924, October, 1924, and June, 1925; and also the number of all other persons registered as unemployed on the same dates?

The numbers of unemployed coalminers whose books were lodged at Employment Exchanges in Great Britain were 59,728 at the end of June, 1924; 129,994 at end of October, 1924, and 314,639 at end of June, 1925. The number of books lodged in respect of workpeople in other insured trades at the same dates were 982,091, 1,102,561 and 1,024,081 respectively.