§ 5. Mr. THORNEasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the contributions paid by the employer and the employed to the unemployment fund: men aged 21 to 64, women aged 21 to 64, young men aged 18 to 20, and young women aged 18 to 20, for the year ended March, 1929, and for the year ended March, 1935?
Mr. STANLEYAs the reply includes a number of figures I will, if I may, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. THORNEAm I right in saying that the extra contributions are about 3d. per week, that the contribution was 7d. in 1929 and that now it is 10d.?
Mr. STANLEYI think the hon. Member will find all the figures set out in the reply. I may have mistaken what he meant, but what I have given is the actual amount paid and not the rate of contribution.
§ Mr. THORNEWhat I was after was to find out the difference between the contributions paid in 1929 and the contributions paid now. I am under the impression that it is a difference of 3d. a week.
§ Mr. HERBERT WILLIAMSIs not this information given in a series of tables in the Statistical Abstract?
§ Following is the reply:
§ In the year ended March, 1929, which was the first year in which special rates of contributions for young men and young women were in operation, the approximate amounts contributed to the Unemployment Fund by employers and employed persons, in respect of the undermentioned classes of contributors, were as follows:
| Employers | Employed Persons. | |
| £ | £ | |
| Men (aged 21 to 64) | 10,350,000 | 9,050,000 |
| Young Men (aged 18 to 20) | 1,250,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Women (aged 21 to 64) | 2,900,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Young Women (aged (18 to 20) | 750,000 | 600,000 |
§ In the year ended March 1935 employers and employed persons each contributed the following approximate amounts:
| £ | |
| Men (aged 21 to 64) | 13,850,000 |
| Young Men (aged 18 to 20) | 1,350,000 |
| Women (aged 21 to 64) | 3,850,000 |
| Young Women (aged 18 to 20) | 1,000,000 |