§ 75. Mr. W. THORNEasked the Minister of Labour the total amount of contributions paid by the employers, the total amount paid by the workers, and the total amount paid by the State in accordance with the various Unemployment Insurance Acts since their commencement; what has been the total amount paid out by the Government for administration during the same period; and what has been the total amount deducted from the employers' and workmen's contributions on the 10 per cent, reduction for administration?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Dr. Macnamara)As the reply is necessarily somewhat lengthy, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The answer is as follows;
§ The total amount of contributions paid under the Unemployment Insurance Acts (including the Unemployed Workers' Dependants (Temporary Provision) Act), between July, 1912, and the present date, is as follows:—
| Employers | … | … | £26,300,000 |
| Employed | … | … | £25,000,000 |
| State | … | … | £16,200,000 |
| £67,500,000 |
§ The total cost of administration for the period of nearly 10 years has been approximately £14,000,000. Of this sum about £7,200,000 represents the Appropriation-in-Aid of 10 per cent., which is based on the total income of the Fund (including interest) and not merely on the contributions of employers and employed.
236§ I have not included in these figures, of course, any reference to the Out-of-Work Donation Scheme which ran from Armistice to 31st March, 1921, and involved a State charge of 62 millions.