§ 27. Mr. SCURRasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons who applied for extended benefit at the Poplar and Stepney Exchanges, respectively, for the last six months; and the number which were refused?
§ Mr. BETTERTONDuring the six months ended 11th October, 1926, the number of applications for extended benefit considered by the Poplar Local Employment Committee was 5,193, of which 3,290 were recommended for allowance and 1,903 for disallowance. Corresponding figures for Stepney for the same period are: 5,743 cases considered, 2,802 recommended for allowance and 2,941 for disallowance.