HC Deb 14 March 1933 vol 275 cc1793-4W
Mr. D. GRAHAM

asked the Minister of Labour the amount of money expended on unemployment benefit in the counties of Dumbarton, Renfrew, and Lanark, in-

Amounts paid in Insurance and Transitional Benefit and Transitional Payments at Employment Exchanges in the Counties of Dumbarton, Renfrew and Lanark in the years 1931 and 1932 Corresponding figures for the amounts paid through associations are not available.
Country 1931. 1932.
Insurance and Transitional Benefit. Transitional Payments.* Total. Insurance Benefit. Transitional Payments Total.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Dumbarton 626,270 38,080 664,360 263,683 435,815 699,498
Renfrew 1,151,894 79,868 1,231,762 345,063 748,705 1,093,768
Lanark (including Glasgow). 6,435,479 426,200 6,861,679 2,303,255 3,768,928 6,072,183
* The Transitional Payments scheme came into operation on 12th November, 1931.

spent in each county and burgh separatley?

Sir G. COLLINS:

The following statement shows the amount expended on able-bodied relief by public assistance committees in the counties of Dunbar-ton, Renfrew and Lanark during each of the years ended 15th May, 1930, 1931 and 1932:

cluding the city of Glasgow, in the years 1931 and 1932, giving the amount spent in each county separately?

Sir H. BETTERTON

The following table gives the information desired: