§ Mr. DAGGARasked the Minister of Labour if she will give the total sum of money devoted to the payment of unemployment benefit and out-of-work donations since 1919 to the latest available date and the amount represented by the contributions of the employers, employés, and the State during that period?
§ Mr. LAWSONThe total payments of unemployment benefit and out-of-work donation during the period from 1st January, 1919, to 2nd November, 1929, amounted approximately to:
£ Unemployment benefit 400,530,000 Out-of-work donation 61,940,000 During the same period the contributions paid into the Unemployment Fund amounted approximately to:
£ Employers 155,470,000 Employed persons 134,850,000 Exchequer 106,780,000 Out-of-work donation was not paid out of the Unemployment Fund, but was paid direct by the Exchequer.