23. Miss RATHBONEasked the Minister of Labour what have been the total amounts under unemployment insurance of the contributions paid and the benefits received by male and female contributors, respectively, during 1935 or for the last period of 12 months for which figures are available?
§ Mr. E. BROWNSeparate accounts are not kept of the income and expenditure of the Unemployment Fund in respect of the various classes of contributors, but it is estimated that during the year ended 31st March, 1936, the contributions received (including the Exchequer contribution) and the benefit paid were approximately as follow:
| Males: | £ |
| Contributions | 50,000,000 |
| Benefit (including dependants benefit) | 36,500,000 |
| Females: | |
| Contributions | 16,000,000 |
| Benefit (including dependants benefit) | 6,500,000 |