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Dr. Broughton
asked the Minister of Labour how many persons signing the unemployment register in Batley and in Morley in March, 1952, were classified as disabled persons.
Sir W. Monckton
Thirty-two at Batley and 32 at Morley Employment Exchange.
Dr. Broughton
asked the Minister of Labour how many unemployed persons there were in Batley and in Morley in the month of March in each of the five years from 1948 to 1952.
Sir W. Monckton
Numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of the Batley and Morley employment exchanges at the undermentioned dates were:
| — | Batley | Morley | ||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 15th March, 1948 | 61 | 5 | 110 | 15 |
| 14th March, 1949 | 45 | 5 | 48 | — |
| 13th March, 1950 | 52 | 16 | 24 | 9 |
| 12th March, 1951 | 15 | 26 | 23 | 12 |
| 17th March, 1952 | 209 | 293 | 189 | 300 |