§ 21. Mr. ALFRED SHORTasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that J. Cooper, of 39, Alexandra Road, Wednesbury, was informed eight, weeks ago by the Wednesbury Employment Exchange that he was not entitled to further unemployment benefit, as he had no stamps to his credit, until the period 20th July, 1918, to 12th July, 1919; that Cooper contested this statement and supplied evidence from the Metropolitan Carriage, Wagon, and Finance Company, Limited, of being an insured workman as from 1912: and seeing that, in spite of frequent applications, Cooper can obtain no benefit, will he hold an investigation into this case and instruct the local exchange to make, the necessary payments?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAI am making inquiries locally in this case, and will communicate (he result to my hon. Friend.