§ Mr. Gallacherasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs what is the position with reference to the continuance or capitalisation of unemployment and 1169W social service benefits in the case of British insured persons who have emigrated to the various Dominions; and whether negotiations have been entered into for a reciprocal scheme to be operated as between all the Diminions and Great Britain?
§ Sir T. InskipPensions under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Acts of the United Kingdom are payable in any part of the Empire, and insured persons below pension age migrating to other parts of the Empire are afforded the opportunity of maintaining their pensions insurance by the continued payment of the appropriate contribution. As regards the other classes of United Kingdom insurance, the possibility of granting surrender values to migrants in the Empire or of continuing insurance overseas to such persons has frequently been examined, notably by an Inter-Departmental Committee in 1926. The committee, whose report was presented to Parliament in March, 1926 (Cmd. 2608), found that such a system
Numbers of unemployed persons, aged 14 and over, on the registers of Employment Exchanges which serve the Special Areas.
Special Areas. 26th November, 1934 13th March, 1939 Decrease. Number. Percent. Durham and Tyneside … 176,862 119,785 57,077 32.3 West Cumberland … 13,530 9,638 3,892 28.8 South Wales and Monmouthshire … 157,174 103,424 53,750 34.2 South-West Scotland … 94,360 66,029 28,331 30.0 Total … 441,926 298,876 143,050 32.4