§ 37. Mr. T. SMITHasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons in receipt of unemployment insurance benefit and allowances from the Unemployment Assistance Board at Castleford, Norman-ton, Pontefract, and Goole, respectively, at the latest date available?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY OF LABOUR (Mr. R. S. Hudson)As the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Numbers of insured persons on the registers of the undermentioned employment exchanges at 5th April, 1935, with claims admitted for insurance benefit and unemployment allowances.
| Insurances Benefit. | Unemployment Allowances. | |
| Castleford, | 2,022 | 2,527 |
| Normanton | 360 | 543 |
| Pontefract | 530 | 1,087 |
| Goole | 783 | 440 |