§ 28. Mr. SHORTasked the Minister of Labour how many unemployed workers signing at the Wednesbury Employment Exchange during the last 10 months ended 31st October have found employ-men through the medium of the Exchange?
§ Sir A. STEEL - MAITLANDThe nearest period to that given in the question for which information is available is the 2nd January, 1928, to 29th October, 1928. During that interval, 2,327 vacancies were filled at the Wednesbury Employment Exchange.
§ 29. Mr. SHORTasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed persons signing at the Wednesbury Employment Exchange whose benefit has been disallowed since 1st January, 1928, and the reasons therefor?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDPrecise statistics on this point are not available, but at 22nd October, 1928, there were on the registers of the Wednesbury Employment Exchange 36 persons whose claims had been disallowed, and, in addition, 144 persons who were classified as insured non-claimants. This latter class 1718 would include some cases in which benefit had been disallowed, but the exact figure cannot be stated. Statistics are not available regarding the grounds of disallowance nor as to the dates from which the disallowances took effect.
§ 30. Mr. SHORTasked the Minister of Labour the total number of unemployed persons on the live and dead registers, respectively, at the Wednesbury Employment Exchange on Friday, 9th November, or on the last available date?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDI understand that what the hon. Member wishes to know is the number of persons registered at the Wednesbury Employment Exchange who are in receipt of benefit and not in receipt of benefit respectively. The total number of persons on the register on 12th November was 2,000. It is not possible to say precisely how many were in receipt of benefit, but the number of current claims admitted or under consideration was 1,780.