§ Mr. G. Hallasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the amount of money paid from the Unemployment Insurance Fund and by the Unemployment Assistance Board to unemployed persons in the counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth each year from 1921 to date,
Year. Glamorgan (including the county boroughs of Cardiff, Swansea and Merthyr Tydfil). Monmouth (including the county borough of Newport). Insurance Benefit and Transitional Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances. Insurance Benefit and Transitional Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances. £ £ £ £ 1921 … … 1,664,020 — 809,649 — 1922 … … 1,052,194 — 484,324 — 1923 … … 557,872 — 340,831 — 1924 … … 985,523 — 397,182 — 1925 … … 2,500,028 — 795,549 — 1926 … … 2,850,754 — 862,735 — 1927 … … 2,891,923 — 943,739 — 1928 … … 3,671,576 — 1,023,279 — 1929 … … 2,967,836 — 933,739 — 1930 … … 4,058,668 — 1,262,820 — 1931 … … 5,354,141 357,721 1,509,503 100,769 1932 … … 2,245,502 3,557,630 699,566 1,097,669 1933 … … 1,699,792 4,066,959 511,779 1,296,278 1934 … … 1,800,255 4,108,859 446,494 1,258,928 1935 … … 2,077,636 4,475,475 491,793 1,289,711 1936 … … 1,903,802 4,545,661 547,552 1,217,373 Notes.—(a) The Transitional Payments Scheme was superseded by the Unemployment Assistance Scheme (administered by the Unemployment Assistance Board) as from 7th January, 1935. (b) The figures are exclusive of payments made through Associations, for which a geographical analysis is not available. (c) The figures for 1936 relate to 53 weeks. They do not include agricultural benefit.