§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked 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. BROWNThere 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
1452Wallowances owing to the operation of the new Unemployment Assistance Board regulations in the county of Cumberland?
§ Mr. E. BROWNI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Rhondda, East (Mr. Mainwaring), on Tuesday last.