§ 74. Mr. HIGHAMasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the amount paid 35 to date in respect of the out-of-work donation and the amounts paid to each of the following areas: London and South-Eastern, South Midland and Eastern, South-Western, West Midland, Yorkshire and East Midland, North-Western, Northern, Wales, and Ireland?
§ Sir R. HORNEThe total amount of out-of-work donations paid to the 9th May, 1919, which is the latest date for which information is available, was approximately £21,420,000. I am having the figures for which the hon. Member asks circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT:
§ The following are the figures referred to;
| The amounts paid in each of the following areas to the same date was: | ||
| £ | ||
| London and South Eastern | … | 4,550,000 |
| South Midlands and Eastern | … | 915,000 |
| South Western | … | 1,022,000 |
| West Midlands | … | 2,768,000 |
| Yorkshire and East Midlands | … | 2,240,000 |
| North Western | … | 4,278,000 |
| Northern | … | 1,201,000 |
| Scotland | … | 2,101,000 |
| Wales | … | 521,000 |
| Ireland | … | 1,824,000 |