§ Mr. Mainwaringasked the Minister of Labour whether any inquiries have yet been received by the Special Commissioners regarding available factory sites in Rhondda; and when does the commissioner propose to commence clearing the proposed site at Porth?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe Commissioner for the Special Areas has acquired the sites and provided the factories for the industrial undertakings to which I referred in the answer given to the hon. Member on the 25th May. The commissioner has had no recent inquiries for industrial sites
Table showing the amount of unemployment benefit, transitional payments and unemployment allowances paid during the period 13th July, 1919, to 31st March, 1939. Period (a). Insurance Benefit and Transitional Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances. £000. £000. Year ended July, 1920 … … … … … 1,010 — Year ended July, 1921 … … … … … 34,118 — Year ended July, 1922 … … … … … 52,871 — Year ended July, 1923 … … … … … 41,909 — Year ended July, 1924 … … … … … 35,994 — Year ended July, 1925 … … … … … 44,602 — Year ended July, 1926 … … … … … 43,685 — Period July, 1926, to March, 1927 … … … 38,691 — Year ended March, 1928 … … … … 36,474 — Year ended March, 1929 … … … … 46,749 — Year ended March, 1930 … … … … 45,944 — Year ended March, 1931 … … … … 92,267 — Year ended March, 1932 … … … … 80,144 30,742 Year ended March, 1933 … … … … 54,150 50,400 Year ended March, 1934 … … … … 40,170 48,442 Year ended March, 1935 … … … … 43,785 42,199 Year ended March, 1936 … … … … 42,701 42,415 Year ended March, 1937 … … … … 35,320 37,429 Year ended March, 1938 … … … … 36,682 36,576 Year ended March, 1939 … … … … 55,094 35,393 (a) Insurance years ending in July) to 1936; financial years (ending 31st March) from 1st April, 1937.