§ 22. Mr. H. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Labour whether married women and others who only seek part employment of a seasonal nature for a few weeks in the year are regarded for statistical purposes as unemployed persons during the period that their names are registered just prior to the commencement of such seasonal work?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland)Persons registering in this way for hop-picking are not included in the returns prior to the 2086 commencement of the season. In other cases there are no express instructions and the practice may not be uniform, but, probably, those registering would be included in the returns.
§ Mr. WILLIAMSIf I were to send the right hon. Gentleman the ease of 327 women registered for jam manufacture, would he look into it?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDYes, I am always ready to look into a, ease sent me by an hon. Member.
§ Sir JOSEPH NALLIs it the practice to allow benefit during the off season in trades which are essentially seasonal?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDNo; that is a separate, quite distinct, and very intricate question. The question on We Paper is merely whether they are registered for employment.