§ Mr. HANNONasked the Minister of Labour if there are any statistics available to show the number of married women drawing unemployment insurance benefit whose husbands are at the same time employed, and the number of married men drawing benefit whose wives are employed; and what allowance is paid in respect of children in cases where one parent is employed and one unemployed?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDNo such statistics are available. As regard the second part of the question, if both parents are living, the allowances for children are ordinarily paid only if the father is unemployed and drawing benefit, and they are not paid even to the father if the wife is employed and earning a substantial amount, with due regard to the number of children. The total number of women drawing allowances in respect of children last November was estimated at about 4,000. This number includes widows, and the number of married women drawing such allowances cannot be large. The allowances for children when paid are in all cases 2s. weekly per child.