§ 4. Mr. T. SMITHasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons in receipt of unemployment benefit and transitional payments, respectively, at Castleford and Pontefract, for the last six years to date?
§ 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:
§ The table below gives the information desired for June, 1930, the earliest date 1103 for which these figures are available, and for March of each year since 1981. In view of the changes in the conditions for the receipt of insurance benefit, which came into operation in November, 1931, the figures for June, 1930, and March, 1931, are not strictly comparable with those for later dates.
| Insured persons with claims admitted. | ||
| — | Castleford Employment Exchange | Pontefract Employment Exchange |
| 23rd June, 1930— | ||
| Standard Benefit | 3,605 | 1,061 |
| Transitional Benefit. | 1,072 | 469 |
| 23rd March, 1931— | ||
| Standard Benefit | 4,236 | 1,310 |
| Transitional Benefit. | 1,088 | 544 |
| 21st March, 1932— | ||
| Insurance Benefit | 2,406 | 1,911 |
| Transitional Payments. | 1,939 | 975 |
| 20th March, 1933— | ||
| Insurance Benefit | 2,216 | 1,655 |
| Transitional Payments. | 2,721 | 1,165 |
| 19th March, 1934— | ||
| Insurance Benefit | 1,300 | 1,027 |
| Transitional Payments. | 2,813 | 1,137 |