§ Mr. Thorneasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of unemployed registered in the borough of West Ham for the three months ended 31st March, 1937 and 1938; the number of persons who received unemployed allowances in transitional payments during 1936 and 1937; and the amount paid each year?
§ Mr. E. Brown:The following table shows the number of unemployed persons aged 14 and over on the registers of Employment Exchanges in West Ham at a date in each of the first three months of 1937 and 1938:
Date. Number 1937 … 25th January … 11,263 22nd February … 11,218 15th March … 11,097 1938. … 17th January … 12,637 14th February … 12,644 14th March … 12,776 The average weekly numbers of payments of unemployment assistance (exclusive of payments in supplementation of insurance benefit) made through Exchanges in West Ham in the years 1936 and 1937 were 2,404 and 2,070 respectively. The total amounts paid were £149,755 and £130,481, respectively.