§ Lieut.-Colonal GADIEasked the Minister of Labour the cost for the year 1928, in connection with employment exchanges and unemployment services, of salaries, travelling expenses, and other administrative expenses, payments to associations and local education authorities for administration of employment insurance, stationery, printing, etc., premises, rent and capital expenditure, rates, and services rendered by other Government Departments, superannuation accruing liabilities, and any other expenditure?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe latest available figures relate to the year ended 31st March, 1928. The total cost of the Employment Exchange and Unemployment Insurance service was £5,002,990. of which £4,913,570 was in respect of the cost of administration of Unemployment Insurance, and was recovered from the Unemployment Fund.