§ Mr. TINKERasked the Minister of Labour the number of cases that have applied for transitional payments; how many have been disallowed altogether; how many received full payments and how many partial payments; and will he give separate figures for the Lancashire County Council?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe following table gives the information desired:
§ Sir P. SASSOONThe station in question will probably be opened up in August. I hope that some modest relief to local unemployment will in fact result, and this aspect will be kept continuously in view. I should add, however, that the number to be employed may not exceed 40, and that prior consideration must naturally be given to Air Ministry employés transferred with their work from other stations and to cer- 1937W tain others now discharged, such as men previously engaged on airship work at Cardington. My Noble Friend is doubtless aware that the bulk of the labour employed in the construction of the park was drawn from local sources.