§ 3. Mr. SHORTasked the Minister of Labour the total number of claims for unemployment benefit referred to the Court of Referees by the Wednesbury, Tipton, and Darlaston Employment Exchanges, respectively, since 19th April; and the dates when the Courts have been held in these towns?
| Analysis of Unemployed Statistics, Great Britain. | |||
| 26th March, 1928. | 23rd April, 1928. | 21st May, 1928. | |
| General Scheme— | |||
| 1. Claims admitted or under consideration. | 868,051 | 902,657 | 956,487 |
| 2. Claimants disqualified but maintaining registration. | 80,534 | 64,940 | 47,330 |
| 3. Insured non-claimants on main file. | 26,454 | 22,568 | 32,979 |
| 4. Uninsured persons on register | 58,806 | 72,120 | 64,230 |
| 5. Two months file | 119,103 | 101,267 | 85,489 |
| 6. Total number of persons on register (lines 1–4). | 1,033,845 | 1,062,285 | 1,101,026 |
| Special Schemes— | |||
| 7. Number unemployed | 1,716 | 1,726 | 1,704 |
| 8. Total of insured persons recorded as unemployed. (Books lodged.) (Lines 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7.) | 1,095,858 | 1,093,158 | 1,123,989 |
§ Major Sir WILLIAM COPE (Controller of the Household)I have been asked to reply. In the period of a little over six weeks, from the 19th April to the 2nd June, inclusive, the number of claims referred to the Court of Referees from the areas in Wednesbury, Tipton and Darlaston Exchanges, respectively, have been 49, 68 and 44. The new arrangements of which the hon. Member was notified in the reply given to him on the 18th April only came into force on the 24th May. No sittings have so far been held at these Exchanges, during the period, but a sitting will be held at Tipton on Friday next.