Mr. W. M. ADAMSONasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons in receipt of unemployment transitional benefit between the ages of 55 to 59 years and 59 to 64 years, respectively, at the last available date?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe latest date for which an analysis according to age groups is available, is 24th November, 1930. It is estimated on the basis of a sample analysis made on that date, that the figures desired were as follow:
Age group. Numbers on transitional benefit at 24th November, 1930. Men. Women. 55–59 … … 36,900 1,970 60–64 … … 33,600 1,280 All ages … … 298,272 67,091