GLAMORGAN. (Hansard, 14 July 1927)

HC Deb 14 July 1927 vol 208 cc2307-9 2307

§ 54. Mr. JOHN
asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons that applied for extended benefit in each month of the present year at the Tonypandy, Treorohy, Ferndale, and Porth Exchanges, and the number of cases in which benefit was refused?

§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND
Between 14th December, 1926, and 13th June, 1927, the number of applications for extended benefit considered by the local committees for the Employment Exchanges at Tonypandy, Treorchy, Ferndale and Porth

—	Tonypandy.	Treorchy.	Ferndale and Porth.^*
Considered.	Allowed.	Disallowed.	Considered.	Allowed.	Disallowed.	Considered.	Allowed.	Disallowed.
14th December, 1926 to 10th January 1927.	837	809	28	416	407	9	1,882	1,844	38
11th January to 14th February.	2,189	2,153	36	1,140	1,108	32	2,286	2,220	66
15th February to 14th March.	1,470	1,442	28	874	842	32	2,695	2,571	124
15th March to 11th April.	1,896	1,857	39	578	536	42	2,162	2,093	69
12th April to 9th May	1,703	1,684	19	453	443	10	1,999	1,955	44
10th May to 13th June	2,067	2,033	34	505	478	27	2,334	2,229	105
Total	10,162	9,978	184	3,966	3,814	152	13,358	12,912	446
^*Including Pontyclun and Taffs Well.

§ 55. Mr. JOHN
asked the Minister of Labour the number of applications for extended benefit dealt with by the local employment committees in the Rhondda

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§ was 27,486, of which 26,704 were recommended for allowance and 782 for disallowance. I am circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement giving details.

§ Following is the statement:

§ Number of applications for extended benefit considered during the period 14th December, 1926 to 13th June, 1927, by the local committees for the Employment Exchanges at Tonypandy, Treorchy, Ferndale and Porth, and the numbers recommended for allowance and for disallowance, respctively:

§ Valley from January to the most convenient date?

§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND
Between 14th December, 1926, and 13th June, 1927, 2309 the number of applications for extended benefit considered by the local committees for Employment Exchanges in the Rhondda Valley was 33,961, of which 32,711 were recommended for allowance and 1,250 for disallowance.

§ 56. Mr. JOHN
asked the Minister of Labour the number of applications for extended benefit during each month of the present year at the Treorchy and Tonypandy Employment Exchanges in which benefit was recommended by the local committees but subsequently refused?

§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND
Between 14th December, 1926, and 13th June, 1927, out of 13,792 applications for extended benefit recommended for allowance by the local committees for the Treorchy and Tonypandy Employment Exchanges, 410 or a little under 3 per cent. were subsequently refused.