§ Mr. SMEDLEY CROOKEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amounts paid by the Exchequer, for the year ending 31st March last, to the Unemployment Insurance, to the National Health Insurance, to the Contributory Pensions (Old Age, Widows', and Orphans'), to Poor Law funds, and to old age pensions (non-contributory)?
§ Major ELLIOTThe amounts paid by the Exchequer for the year ended 31st March, 1932, to the services mentioned by my hon. Friend are as follow:
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£ Unemployment Fund (including sums borrowed by the Fund and grants in respect of transitional benefits and transitional payments) 89,600,000 National Health Insurance Fund 6,362,000 Contributory Pensions Scheme 10,000,000 Old Age Pensions (including contributory old age pensions where the recipients are over 70 years of age) 37,900,000 No grant is paid from the Exchequer directly in aid of Poor Law funds. It may be that in referring to them, my hon. Friend has in mind transitional payments. The amount of such payments is included in the sum given above for the payment to the Unemployment Fund.