§ Mr. Cooperasked the Minister of Pensions what was the total number of pensioners on 31st March receiving the maximum by way of pension and higher wife's allowance and allowances for two children, plus unemployability supplement, plus constant attendance allowance; and the annual cost of these pensioners.
§ Mr. BuchananI regret that the statistics of my Department are not kept in
NUMBERS OF INSURED PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT THE GREAT YARMOUTH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND JUVENILE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. Industry. 15th March, 1948. 13th March, 1939. Building … … 83 237 Civil engineering construction … … 27 54 Sawmilling and machined woodwork … … 33 22 Electric apparatus, cable, lamps, etc. … … 16 4 Hotel, boarding house, restaurant, etc., service … … 150 667 Goods transport by road … … 27 52 Fishing … … 135 566 Dock and harbour service … … 51 364 Food, drink and tobacco manufacture … … 101 325 Distributive trades … … 73 597 National government service … … 24 58 Local government service … … 58 275 Entertainments, sports, etc. … … 91 229 Agriculture … … 31 194 All other industries and services … … 200 790 TOTAL—All industries and services … … 1,100 4,434