§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the number of unemployed persons on the register of the 1043W Walworth Road (Borough) Employment Exchange as at the last convenient date; the number of same who were applying for unemployment allowances and were subject to a means test; and the comparable figures for the year 1935?
§ Mr. E. BROWNThe number of unemployed persons on the registers of the Borough (Walworth Road) Employment Exchange at 26th October, 1936, was 10,446. Of these 2,337 were applying for unemployment allowances, and would be subject to a needs test; and the total included 75 persons whose needs were held not to justify the payment of allowances. The corresponding figures for 21st October, 1935, were 11,372, 2,612 and 116, respectively.
The following table shows, approximately, the amounts of insurance benefit, transitional benefit transitional payments and unemployment allowances paid direct through Local Offices of the Ministry of Labour in (a) the County Borough of Merthyr Tydvil and (b) the Administrative, County of Glamorgan, during the period 1st July, 1924, to 30th June, 1936. Year ended 30th June Merthyr Tydvil County Borough. Administrative County of Glamorgan. Insurance Benefit and Transitional Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances. Insurance Benefit and Transitional Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances. £ £ £ £ 1925 307,539 — 1,090,960 — 1926 333,353 — 1,659,047 — 1927 376,053 — 1,910,800 — 1928 311,099 — 2,489,358 — 1929 340,376 — 2,419,218 — 1930 268,845 — 2,039,363 — 1931 475,813 — 3,253,513 — 1932 342,371 212,398 2,428,024 1,289,375 1933 138,704 466,396 1,367,572 2,665,147 1934 103,055 460,990 1,102,470 2,826,635 1935 125,898 483,517 1,328,991 3,071,486 1936 133,929 516,114 1,253,503 3,127,077 £3,257,035 £2,169,415 £22,342,819 £12,969,724 The figures are exclusive of payments made through associations, for which a geographical analysis is not available.