§ 77. Mr. WELLOCKasked the Minister of Labour the number of appeals brought before courts of referees last October and the number in which benefit was recommended; and the corresponding figures for January of this year?
§ Mr. BETTERTONDuring the five weeks ended 12th November, 1928, 21,080 appeals were considered by Courts of Referees in Great Britain and of this number 8,584 were recommended for allowance. In the five weeks ended 14th January, 1929, 23,232 appeals were considered, and 10,052 were recommended for allowance.