Mr. Jenkinsasked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the total payment per year made by the Unemployment Assistance Board to the Ministry of Labour for services rendered by the Employment Exchanges?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydIn the year ended 31st March, 1938, the total amount paid out of the Unemployment Assistance Fund in respect of services rendered by the Ministry of Labour in connection with the receipt of claims for, and the payment of, unemployment allowances, was approximately £2,580,000, made up as follows:
£ (a) Salaries, travelling and other expenses 1,960,000 (b) Services rendered to the Ministry by other Government Departments 390,000 (c) Superannuation, etc.(accruing liability) 230,000
Mr. Jenkinsasked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the total number of persons employed by the Unemployment Assistance Board in South Wales and Monmouthshire, and also the total cost of salaries, wages, office accommodation, and other expenses during last year?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI regret that information concerning South Wales is not readily available but in the Board's administrative region of Wales, the average number of persons employed by the Board during the year ended 31st March last was 1,189. With regard to the second part of the question it is estimated that in the same period the total cost of administration of unemployment assistance in Wales, inclusive of the
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