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54.
Captain SHIPWRIGHT
asked the Minister of Labour the total numbers of unemployed on 1st January, 1921, 1st July, 1921, 1st December, 1922, and 1st March, 1923?
Sir M. BARLOW
The numbers of persons on the Live Registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain at the dates nearest to those mentioned were:
| 1st January, 1921 | 701,179 |
| 1st July, 1921 | 2,040,278 |
| 4th December, 1922 | 1,389,894 |
| 26th February, 1923 | 1,328,000 |
Captain SHIPWRIGHT
Cannot something be learned from these figures, particularly the figure for July, 1921, by some hon. Members opposite?