§ Mr. WELSHasked the Minister of Labour if the contributions at present being paid are meeting the expenditure connected with the administration and payment of Unemployment Insurance benefit?
§ Mr. BETTERTONAs stated in the reply on the 18th February to the hon. Member for Reading, the present weekly income of the Unemployment Fund is about £944,000, and the total weekly expenditure (excluding compensation for the abolition of refunds at 60) is about £1,040,000.