§ 11. Mr. MAXTONasked the Minister of Labour the number of applicants for transitional benefit at each of the Employment Exchanges in Glasgow; the number granted full benefit and reduced benefit, respectively, for the three months ended 30th September; and the.corresponding figures for the three months ended 30th June?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ port of the Royal Commission on Unemployment Insurance; and when the report will be available for Members of this House?
299§ Sir H. BETTERTONI hope shortly to receive this report, but I am not in a position to specify any date.
§ Mr. BUCHANANWill the right hon. Gentleman define what he means by "shortly" We were told long ago that it would be shortly.
§ Sir H. BETTERTON"Shortly" means after no prolonged interval. That is what I mean when I say that I hope to get the report shortly.
§ Mr. BUCHANANSeeing that the right hon. Gentleman said about six months ago that he hoped to get it before July, may I ask whether he has any reason to believe that on this occasion his wording is likely to be more exact than on former occasions?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONObviously, as time has progressed, the interval will be shorter.