Former MP for Pontypridd
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There are other figures. The Minister of Labour issued a document showing in three columns the number of persons receiving standard benefit, unemployment assistance and transitional payment. The people on transitional payment are 400,000, therefore 400,000 people are being protected by the stand-still arrangement and come under the means test.
What is the experience in 1936; is there any improvement?
Will the Minister have regard to the fact that all the stone-dust utilised is injurious to the workmen, and would he not insist upon his Department seeing that proper ventilation is installed to remove the necessity for this dust?
Former MP for Pontypridd
Entered the House of Commons on 27 October 1931 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 25 November 1937 — Died
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