HC Deb 28 March 1933 vol 276 cc845-6W
Mr. D. GRAHAM

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the weekly expenditure in payment of able-bodied unemployment relief of each local authority in the counties of Dumbarton, Lanark, and Renfrew, burghal and county authorities separately, in the last week of August, 1931, and the last week in January, 1933?

Mr. SKELTON

I am sending the hon. Member a tabular statement containing the information asked for.

Mr. GRAHAM

asked the Minister of Labour the number of men, women, and juveniles, separately, in each Employment Exchange area in the counties of Dumbarton, Lanark, and Renfrew whose title to standard benefit lapsed, and who were transferred to transitional benefit payments involving the application of the means test, in the years 1931 and 1932?

Sir H. BETTERTON

I regret that statistics giving the information desired are not available.

Mr. D. GRAHAM

asked the Minister of Labour (1) if he will state the number of men, women, and juveniles, separately, in receipt of standard unemployment benefit in each of the Employment Exchange areas in the counties of Dumbarton, Lanark, and Renfrew in the first week of February, 1931, and the first week of February, 1933;

(2) the amount of money paid in standard unemployment benefit to men, women, and juveniles, separately, in each Employment Exchange area, in the counties of Dumbarton, Lanark, and Renfrew, in the first week of February, 1931, and the first week in February, 1933?

Sir H. BETTERTON

I am sending the hon. Member the information desired so far as it is available.