The Earl of Dalkeithasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will give the total cost of all benefits paid out in each of the last three years in respect of unemployment in Scotland.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe cost was as follows:
£million 1958 1959 1960 National Insurance unemployment benefit 8½ 10 7½ National Assistance in respect of unemployment 3 4½ 5½ Total 11½ 14½ 13