§ Mr. Daggarasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the amount of money paid from the Unemployment Insurance Fund and the Unemployment Assistance Board to persons in Great Britain for each year from 1933 to 1937; and he will give similar figures for Wales and Monmouthshire during the same period?
Great Britain. Calendar Year. Unemployment Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances. General Scheme. Agricultural Scheme.(b) £ £ £ 1933 … … … … … 43,182,000 — 50,527,000 1934 … … … … … 40,588,000 — 43,137,000 1935 … … … … … 44,055,000 — 42,607,000 1936 … … … … … 38,010,000 46,500 39,297,000 1937 … … … … … 33,160,000 455,000 36,740,000
Wales (including Monmouthshire). Calendar Year. Unemployment Benefit, (a) Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances.(a) General Scheme. Agricultural Scheme.(b) £ £ £ 1933 … … … … … 2,964,000 — 6,449,000 1934 … … … … … 3,009,000 — 6,451,000 1935 … … … … … 3,514,000 — 6,912,000 1936 … … … … … 3,331,000 4,800 6,882,000 1937 … … … … … 2,279,000 34,000 5,716,000 1692W
Monmouthshire. Calendar Year. Unemployment Benefit, (a) Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances.(a) General Scheme. Agricultural Scheme.(b) £ £ £ 1933 … … … … … 512,000 — 1,296,000 1934 … … … … … 446,000 — 1,259,000 1935 … … … … … 492,000 — 1,290,000 1936 … … … … … 548,000 650 1,217,000 1937 … … … … … 325,000 3,900 912,000 (a) The figures are exclusive of payments made through Associations, for which a geographical analysis is not available. (b) Agricultural Benefit became payable as from the 5th November, 1936.
§ Mr. E. Brownpursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 7th July, 1938; col. 618, Vol. 338) supplied the following Table. Approximate amounts of unemployment benefit, transitional payments and unemployment allowances paid in Great Britain for each year from 1933 to 1937, and similar figures for Wales and Monmouthshire respectively.