2. Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the Minister of Labour the number of able-bodied unemployed in the administrative county of Durham and the boroughs of Sunderland and South Shields taken over by the Unemployment Assistance Board on the appointed day, and the number left chargeable to the public assistance authorities?
§ The Minister of Labour (Mr. Ernest Brown)As the answer includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ Information in respect of Local Government areas is not available but the following table shows, in respect of the Unemployment Assistance Board's administrative areas, in column (1) the number of persons in receipt of public assistance prior to the Second Appointed Day who have made applications for unemployment assistance allowances and who have been taken over from public assistance authorities, and in column (2) the number of such applicants held to be outside the scope of the Unemployment Assistance Act.
| — | Column (1). | Column (2). |
| Durham District | 2,754 | 1,481 |
| South Shields: | ||
| Areas (1) and (2) | 190 | 107 |
| Sunderland: | ||
| Areas (1) and (2) | 1,062 | 363 |
§ NOTE:—Durham District includes the board's administrative areas of Durham, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Consett, Crook, Horden, Houghton-le-Spring, Spennymoor, Sunderland (1) and (2) and Pallion. The figures in respect of the Sunderland Areas (1) and (2) are accordingly included in those relating to the Durham District.
503§ 11. Mr. Graham Whiteasked the Minister of Labour whether unemployed persons in receipt of statutory benefit and supplementary grants from the Unemployment Assistance Board will receive in addition the special Coronation allowance from the Unemployment Assistance Board?
§ Mr. WhiteDoes the right hon. Gentleman not think that these partial payments to those on statutory benefit will cause dissatisfaction?