§ Mr. WINDSORasked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the large number of claims to unemployment insurance benefit which have been rejected on the ground of no reasonable period of employment and not making reasonable effort to obtain employment, he will state, as regards the former, what period of employment is necessary to secure a further hearing by a local employment committee, and as regards the latter, what evidence is necessary in order to secure a further hearing by a local employment committee?
§ Sir. A. STEEL-MAITLANDAs a general role, where applications for extended benefit have been rejected either on the ground that the applicant has not had a reasonable period of insurable employment in the last two years, or on the ground that he is not making reasonableeffor's, another claim to such benefit is not subsequently entertained until the applicant can show either that he has done eight weeks' work or until a period of six months has elapsed. Special circumstances, however, may take any case out of the simple application of the general rule.