Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons am ar 24 Ebrill 1929.
Mr Frederick Pethick-Lawrence
, Leicester West
asked the Minister of Labour what were the grounds on which the Employment Exchange at Ibstock was closed; and whether, in view of the fact that men on short time in that area have now to walk several miles a day to register, he will take steps to have it reopened?
Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland
, Birmingham Erdington
The temporary Employment Exchange at Ibstock was closed last February because of the small number then unemployed in the district. In consequence of the recent increase in unemployment it has already been decided to reopen the office temporarily as from 29th April.
| Date. | Persons on the Registers of the Leicester Employment Exchange. | Insured Persons classified as belonging to the Boot and Shoe Industry recorded as Unemployed in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | ||||
| Wholly Unemployed. | Temporarily Stopped. | Total. | ||||
| 27th October, 1924 | … | … | 5,018 | 13,006 | 1,241 | 14,247 |
| 26th October, 1925 | … | … | 5,368 | 14,467 | 790 | 15,257 |
| 25th October, 1926 | … | … | 7,625 | 9,428 | 8,342 | 17,770 |
| 24th October, 1927 | … | … | 4,253 | 7,799 | 2,301 | 10,100 |
| 22nd October, 1928 | … | … | 7,422 | 10,311 | 11,715 | 22,026 |
| 25th March, 1929 | … | … | 5,914 | 9,772 | 9,790 | 19,562 |
