§ 33 and 34. Mr. LEONARD (for Mr. NEIL MACLEAN)asked the Minister of Labour (1) whether he can state, to the last convenient date, the number of persons registered as unemployed in Scotland who are in receipt of transitional benefit;
(2) whether he can state to the last convenient date the number of persons registered as unemployed in Scotland and in receipt of standard benefit?
Mr. HUDSONAt 24th September, 1934, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 103,724 insured persons with claims admitted for insurance benefit and 129,351 with applications authorised for transitional payments, on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Scotland.