Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 9 Rhagfyr 1947.
Mr Robert Mellish
, Bermondsey Rotherhithe
12:00,
9 Rhagfyr 1947
asked the Minister of Labour the numbers of unemployed signing on at the Brunel Road (Rotherhithe) Employment Exchange at the present time; and what were the comparative figures at the same Employment Exchange in 1936.
Mr George Isaacs
, Southwark North
On 10th November, 1947, there were 181, and on 23rd November, 1936, 3,147.
Mr Robert Mellish
, Bermondsey Rotherhithe
Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that figures such as that are one of the reasons why the Labour Government retains the confidence of the vast majority of the people?
