§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Minister of Labour the total number of persons who have drawn unemployment benefit during the last 12 months; the total amount of unemployment benefit paid during the last 12 months; and what has been the cost to the State?
§ Mr. BETTERTONParticulars of the number of persons who have drawn unemployment benefit during the last 12 months ended October, 1928, are not available. The total amount paid in unemployment benefit was about £42,400,000, and the amount contributed by the Exchequer to the Unemployment Fund during the same period was about £11,700,000.