§ Mr. W. R. Duckworthasked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the number of applicants for unemployment assistance at the latest available date for which he possesses statistics; and the average weekly payment per person?
Mr. BrownIn the week ended 1st September, 1939, the number of payments of allowances from the Unemployment Assistance Board (including payments under the emergency scheme for the relief of distress due to the war) was approximately 427,000; the average amount of each payment was 23s. 1d.