§ North-Eastern Electric Supply Bill.
§ South Staffordshire Water Bill.
§ Read the Third time, and passed.
§ Edinburgh Corporation (Sheriff Court House, etc.) Order Confirmation Bill.
§ Read the Third time, and passed.
| Great Britain | |||
| — | Men. | Women. | Total. Men and Women. |
| Numbers on Registers of Employment Exchanges at 22nd February, 1932. | 2,150,340 | 422,836 | 2,573,176 |
| Number of applications for transitional payments submitted to Public Assistance Committees up to 20th February, 1932: | |||
| Initial applications | 1,224,308 | 197,176 | 1,421,484 |
| Renewal applications | 1,653,675 | 137,703 | 1,791,378 |
| Total | 2,877,983 | 334,879 | 3,212,862 |
| Number of Determinations* (including renewals and revisions) in which the needs of applicants were held not to justify payment being made. | 271,637 | 105,875 | 377,512 |
| * Separate figures are not available in respect of initial applications. | |||
| As regards the number of claims disallowed by Courts of Referees since August last, I would refer the hon. member to the reply given to his question on this point on 10th March, 1932. |
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