Mr. W. WHITELEYasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons now receiving transitional benefit at the following Exchanges: Blaydon, Gateshead, and Stanley; and the number who will be subject to public assistance committee investigation when the 26 weeks' rule begins to operate?
§ Mr. GRAYThe following table gives the information desired.
present benefit year, giving separately the figures for juniors, males and females?
§ Mr. GRAYThe following table gives the information desired so far as it is available.
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Persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the County of Fife. — Number on the register at 21st September, 1931. Number with claims authorised for transitional benefit at 21st September, 1931. Number in receipt of benefit other than transitional benefit at 14th September, 1931, who had received 156 days benefit or more in their current benefit years. Men. Women. Juveniles.* Total. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Anstruther 168 53 4 225 16 6 22 24 7 31 Auchtermuchy 157 102 7 266 23 5 28 16 13 29 Burntisland 547 67 39 653 39 — 39 152 8 160 Cowdenbeath 3,225 800 247 4,272 873 158 1,031 525 131 656 Cupar 266 53 5 324 41 3 44 37 8 45 Dunfermline 2,240 812 302 3,354 564 107 671 194 92 286 Inverkeithing 367 94 16 477 109 17 126 57 17 74 Kincardine 293 46 12 351 75 8 83 28 7 35 Kirkcaldy 3,215 808 355 4,378 645 53 698 522 312 634 Leslie 225 74 21 320 57 11 68 47 23 70 Leven & Methil 2,063 390 160 2,613 442 55 497 320 62 382 Newburgh 87 21 4 112 9 4 13 7 3 10 St. Andrews 316 149 14 479 18 4 22 11 4 15 Tayport 131 50 3 184 19 6 25 25 4 29 Total, County of Fife. 13,300 3,519 1,189 18,008 2,930 437 3,367 1,965 491 2,456 * Juveniles under 18 years of age are not entitled to transitional benefit.