§ 41. Mr. STEPHENasked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women, respectively,, who received unemployment benefit in 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924, respectively, and the amount expended in each of those years?
§ Mr. BETTERTONStatistics of the number of individuals who receive unemployment benefit in a particular year are not available. The amount expended in unemployment benefit in each of these years was approximately as follows:—
| £ | |
| 1921 | 58,546,000 |
| 1922 | 47,932,000 |
| 1923 | 39,366,000 |
| 1924 | 37,874,000 |
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCECan the hon. Gentleman tell us what proportion of these sums was contributed by the State?
§ Mr. BETTERTONNot without notice. If the hon. Gentleman puts down a question, I will get the information.