23. Mr. ROBINSONasked the Minister of Labour if, seeing that statistics of the number of persons who receive unemployment benefit in a particular month are not available, he will state on what figures the unemployed percentage of insured persons for the months of August, September, and October, given in the "Labour Gazette," are based?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe percentage rates of unemployment among insured persons published in the Ministry of Labour Gazette are based on a count of the numbers of unemployment books lodged at local offices, including those in the "two-months' file," irrespective of whether the persons to whom the books belong are drawing unemployment benefit. A separate count of those drawing benefit is not made for the purpose of these statistics.
24. Mr. ROBINSONasked the Minister of Labour how many of the 1,132,000 (approximate) persons registered as unemployed at Employment Exchanges at 31st October were in receipt of covenanted or standard benefit, uncovenanted or extended benefit, and those not in receipt of benefit, respectively?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDI regret that statistics giving the information desired are not available.