§ Mr. GOULDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he or the committee over which he presides will give consideration to the hardship which arises when an unemployed man reaches 65 years and his wife who is a few years younger loses a State benefit of 24s. and receives only 10s. in return?
§ Mr. GREENWOODI have been asked to reply. The matter is under consideration.
— 1913. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. £'000. £'000. £'000. £'000. £'000. £'000. £'000. Belgo - Luxembourg Economic Union. 144,115(a) 143,846 144,884 128,435 152,480 176,796 183,825(b) Italy 99,547 141,609 150,814 149,432 163,161 157,202 161,018 France — 496,821 454,158 387,968 445,597 419,852 403,159(b) Czechoslovakia — 111,958 114,679 107,952 122,619 128,979 124,872 Germany (c) — 355,681 458,108 510,263 528,169 602,040 659,945 (a) Belgium only in this year. (b) Provisional figure. (c) Except for 1924, the particulars for Germany include deliveries on account of Reparations. NOTE.—Conversions from the original currencies have been made at approximate par rates for 1913 and 1929, and at the average rates of exchange for each of the years 1924 to 1928.