§ 31. Mr. PERRYasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of persons within the area of the Kettering Employment Exchange at present in receipt of transitional unemployment benefit who under the Government's proposals will be referred to the public assistance committee for the calculation of their rate of benefit; and whether, in the case of persons living with their parents or relatives, old age pensions and earnings of other members of the family will have to be taken into account by the public assistance committee when deciding the amount of need of the unemployed persons?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Sir Henry Betterton)At, 24th August, 1931, there were 125 men and 29 women on the register of the Kettering Employment Exchange, with claims authorised for transitional benefit. In regard to the latter part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to a reply which I gave to a similar question by the hon. Member for Lincoln (Mr. R. A. Taylor) on the 15th instant.
§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSCan the right hon. Gentleman reply to the question on the Order Paper and include all persons who have at present received 26 weeks' benefit?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe answer I have given does answer specifically the question on the Order Paper. There is another question on the Paper to-day dealing with the 26 weeks' period.