§ Mr. S. O. Daviesasked the Minister of Labour (1) whether he will state the number of applicants in the Borough of Merthyr Tydfil who are in receipt of allowances under the Unemployment Assistance Board;
(2) the number of applicants in the Borough of Merthyr Tydfil in receipt of unemployment assistance allowances who are also in receipt of the additional allowances under the Unemployment Assistance (Winter Adjustments) Regulations, 1938?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydInformation relating solely to the Borough of Merthyr Tydfil is not available, but in the Unemployment Assistance Board's administrative area of Merthyr Tydfil, of which the major portion of the borough forms part, there were on the 21st November last882W 3,802 assessments current for payment of unemployment allowances. Of this number 2,339 included an addition under the Unemployment Assistance (Winter Adjustments) Regulations, 1938.