Miss WARDasked the Minister of. Labour the number of persons in receipt of transitional payment in each week during the months of August and September; and the amount expended in each corresponding period?
Mr. STANLEYThe following table shows, for August and September, 1934, the number of persons to whom transitional payments were made and the amount of such payments:
Period. Number of Payments. Amount Paid. 1934. £ Two weeks ended 11th August. 1,484,878 1,604,560 Week ended 18th August 737,304 796,714 Week ended 25th August 729,115 794,102 Week ended 1st Sept 729,551 793,745 Week ended 8th Sept 730,256 793,798 Week ended 15th Sept 726,789 788,574 Week ended 22nd Sept 727,581 791,571 Week ended 29th Sept 727,479 791,696