§ Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons in Lancashire, including the county boroughs, on transitional payments, and also the number receiving less than the rate of standard benefits.
Mr. HUDSON,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 20thMay, 1935, col. 9, Vol. 302], supplied the following statement:
At 15th April, 1935, there were 121,438 insured persons on the registers of employment exchanges in Lancashire, including the county boroughs, with applications authorised for unemployment allowances.