Miss CAZALETasked the Minister of Labour the number of registered unemployed for each week commencing with the first week in October and ending with the last week of December, 1934; the total number of those receiving transitional benefit; and the amount of that benefit during each of those periods?
Mr. STANLEYThe numbers of persons registering for employment at Employment Exchanges are ascertained only for one date towards the end of each month. The total numbers of persons (insured and uninsured) on the registers 39W of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain at the dates for which particulars are available were as shown below:
Date. Total numbers on registers. 22nd October, 1934 2,119,635 26th November, 1934 2,120,785 17th December, 1934 2,085,815 The number of persons to whom transitional payments were made. and the amount of such payments are given below for each week from the beginning of October to the end of December, 1934:
Week ended. Number of payments. Amount paid. £ 6th October 725,098 787,951 13th October 725,216 791,700 20th October 723,235 790,533 27th October 727,512 790,140 3rd November 723,945 791,820 10th November 726,603 790,482 17th November 723,861 792,039 24th November 723,440 790,147 1st December 721,521 789,856 8th December 719,218 788,209 15th December 720,034 789,221 2 weeks ended 29th December 1,425,776 1,551,383