§ 6. Mr. D. GRENFELLasked the Minister of Labour the approximate amount of saving in payments of unemployment benefit effected by the operation of the cuts in unemployment benefit and the means test in the period 1931 to the latest convenient date?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONIn the period of about two years up to the end of October, 1933, the reduction in payments due to the lower rates of benefit introduced in October, 1931, is estimated to have been about £26,750,000 and that due to the needs test at about £27,750,000.