§ Sir J. LAMBasked the Minister of Labour if she will state for each financial year since 1920–21, including the estimated figures for 1930–31, the amount of Exchequer contributions under the Unemployed Insurance Acts and the amount of uncovenanted benefit paid under these Acts?
§ Mr. LAWSONThe amounts of the Exchequer contributions under the Unemployment Insurance Acts for each financial year since 1920–21 were approximately as follow:
£ 1920–21 2,169,000 1921–22 8,123,000 1922–23 12,001,000 1923–24 12,811,000 1924–25 13,145,000 1925–26 13,504,000 1926–27 10,838,000 1927–28 12,025,000 1928–29 11,758,000 1929–30 19,498,000 (estimated) The amount included in the Estimates now before Parliament for 1930–31 is £26,470,000. Separate accounts were not kept of the amount of uncovenanted benefit paid under the Unemployment Insurance Acts.