§ 17. Mr. BROMLEYasked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women registered as being unemployed at the Employment Exchange, Barrow-in-Furness, on 30th March, 1927, and on 30th March, 1928, respectively?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of LABOUR (Mr. Betterton)As the reply includes a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ 1928; and what were the main reasons for such rejections?
§ Mr. BETTERTONAs the reply in eludes a number of figures, I will, with 1699 the hon. Member's permission, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Applications for extended unemployment benefit considered by the Barrow-in-Furness Local Employment Committee during the 12 months ended 9th April, 1928.
| Applications considered | 9,865 |
| Applications allowed | 8,735 |
| Applications recommended for disdisallowance | 1,130 |
| Grounds of disallowance:— | |
| Not normally insurable | 116 |
| Insurable employment not likely to be available | 15 |
| Not a reasonable period of insurable employment during the preceding two years | 506 |
| Not making every reasonable effort to obtain suitable employment or not willing to accept suitable employment | 164 |
| Single persons residing with relatives to whom they could look for support | 233 |
| Married women who could look for support from their husbands | 4 |
| Married men who could look for support from their wives | 2 |
| Working short time but earning sufficient for maintenance | 90 |
§ Statistics of the disallowance of claims for standard benefit are not available.