HC Deb 03 December 1936 vol 318 cc1451-2W
Mr. T. WILLIAMS

asked the Minister of Labour whether he can explain why in the Thorne area in the week ended 13th November there were nearly twice as many persons in receipt of unemployment allowances as there were in receipt of insurance benefit?

Mr. E. BROWN

There are considerable variations in the number of payments of unemployment benefit at this Exchange, for instance on 6th November that number was about twice the number of payments of unemployment allowances

allowances owing to the operation of the new Unemployment Assistance Board regulations in the county of Cumberland?

Mr. E. BROWN

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Rhondda, East (Mr. Mainwaring), on Tuesday last.