§ Mr. LAMBERTasked the Minister of Labour what have been the amounts paid out under the Unemployed Insurance Acts for each financial year from 1925 to 1930, respectively, and giving also the amounts contributed each year by the Exchequer, the employers and the insured persons; and what will be the estimated Exchequer contribution for 1930–31 on the assumption that the present rate of unemployment continues throughout the year?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe amounts paid out under the Unemployment Insurance Acts for each financial year from 1925 to 1930 were approximately as follow:
Financial year. £ 1925–6 … … … 49,780,000 1926–7 … … … 56,090,000 1027–8 … … … 42,780,000 1928–9 … … … 53,690,000 1929–30 … … … 53,430,000 The amounts contributed each year by the Exchequer, employers and insured persons during the same periods were approximately as follow:
Financial Year. Exchequer. Employers. Insured £ £ £ 1925–26 13,500,000 19,260,000 17,040,000 1926–27 10,840,000 15,090,000 12,920,000 1927–28 12,030,000 16,750,000 14,410,000 1928–29 11,760,000 16,460,000 14,080,000 1929–30 19,500,000 16,690,000 14,270,000 The estimated Exchequer contribution for 1930–31 on the assumption that the present rate of unemployment (1,677,500) will continue throughout the year is approximately £26,000,000.