§ Mr. G. HALLasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the number of persons who come under the Unemployment Assistance Board in the 1883W counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire and the number receiving assistance under the regulations and those receiving transitional benefit under the standstill order; and will he give the figures for each Employment Exchange area separately?
§ Mr. E. BROWNThe following table shows for each of the local offices of the Ministry of Labour in the counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth the number of applicants for unemployment
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Local Office. Number of applications for unemployment assistance. Number of payments of unemployment allowances according to Unemployment Assistance Regulations. Transitional payments practice. Glamorgan— Aberdare … … … 3,723 1,282 2,425 Aberkenfig … … … 541 161 379 Bargoed … … … 2,958 946 1,955 Barry … … … 978 373 600 Bridgend … … … 736 278 428 Bute Docks … … … 2,048 782 1,008 Caerphilly … … … 2,646 1,068 1,517 Cardiff … … … 5,290 2,086 3,136 Clydach on Tawe … … 166 58 107 Cymmer … … … 476 110 375 Dowlais … … … 2226 1,033 1,185 Ferndale … … … 2,971 1,123 1,884 Gorseinon … … … 926 284 633 Llantwit Major … … 157 45 118 Maesteg … … … 2,087 592 1,472 Merthyr Tydfil … … 4,474 1,849 2,700 Morriston … … … 932 330 567 Mountain Ash … … … 2,218 933 1,321 Mumbles … … … 129 54 79 Neath … … … 2,244 559 1,579 Ogmore Vale … … … 648 209 430 Penarth … … … 426 190 235 Pontardawe … … … 362 101 244 Pontardulais … … … 460 150 285 Pontlottyn … … … 1,130 235 893 Pontyclun … … … 480 138 338 Pontycymmer … … … 720 202 526 Pontypridd … … … 4,569 1,536 2,972 Porth … … … 2,672 837 1,849 Porthcawl … … … 112 58 62 Port Talbot … … … 1,563 351 1,189 Resolven … … … 203 37 177 Swansea … … … 4,661 2,206 2, 494 Swansea Docks … … 796 365 457 Taffs Well … … … 362 111 252 Tonypandy … … … 4,028 1,102 2,937 Tonyrefail … … … 1,003 304 669 Treharris … … … 692 243 426 Treorchy … … … 3,674 958 2,662 Ystalyfera … … … 662 167 464 Totals for the County of Glamorgan. 67,149 23,446 43,029 assistance at 22nd June, 1936, and the number of payments of unemployment allowances during the week ended 26th June, 1936, according to the Unemployment Assistance Regulations and according to transitional payments practice, respectively.
The number of payments during the week does not necessarily relate to the number of applicants on the Monday in that week.
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Local Office. Number of applicants for unemployment assistance. Number of payments of unemployment allowances according to Unemployment Assistance Regulations. Transitional Payments practice. Monmouth— Abergavenny … … … 313 71 265 Abertillery … … … 2,180 780 1,384 Blackwood … … … 1,225 312 897 Blaenavon … … … 744 91 659 Blaina … … … 1,140 216 910 Caldicot … … … 129 26 85 Chepstow … … … 208 43 154 Ebbw Vale … … … 1,721 441 1,300 Monmouth … … … 238 58 180 Newbridge … … … 1,278 332 904 Newport … … … 1,791 1,043 629 Newport Docks … … 738 372 369 Pontnewydd … … … 847 140 692 Pontypool … … … 2,606 523 1,788 Risca … … … 1,270 489 781 Tredegar … … … 1,536 279 1,248 Usk … … … 76 11 63 Totals for the County of Monmouth. 18,040 5,227 12,308