§ Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons who come under the Unemployment Assistance Board in Lancashire, and the number receiving assistance under the regulations with those receiving transitional benefit under the standstill order?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEADpursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 13th July, 1936; col. 1668, Vol. 314), supplied the following information:
At 22nd June, 1936, there were 118,367 applicants for unemployment allowances on the registers of local offices of the Ministry of Labour in Lancashire. In the week ended 26th June, the number of payments according to the Unemployment Assistance Regulations was 58,991 and the number according to assumed transitional payments practice 50,503.