§ Mr. REMERasked the Minisiter of Labour what was the amount paid into the National Unemployment Insurance Fund by employers and employés during 1928?
§ Miss BONDFIELDDuring the calendar year 1928, the amount paid into the Unemployment Fund by employers and employés was approximately £30,7780,000.
§ Mr. REMERasked the Minister of Labour what was the amount of overdraft on the National Unemployment Insurance Fund during the first week in December?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe, debt of the Unemployment Fund to the Treasury on 7th December, 1929, was £37,640,000.
§ Mr. RAMSBOTHAMasked the Minister of Labour the annual increase in the Unemployment Fund debt in each year since this debt began to be incurred?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe Fund began to run into debt in July, 1921. Since then the amount of the debt has fluctuated, and the amounts outstanding in July of each year are as follow:
£ 9th July, 1921 … … 75,000 8th July, 1922 … … 13,793,068 7th July, 1923 … … 15,075,121 5th July, 1924 … … 6,679,475 11th July, 1925 … … 7,975,722 10th July, 1926 … … 10,970,000 9th July, 1927 … … 23,800,000 7th July, 1928 … … 25,680,000 6th July, 1929 … … 36,500,000