§ 7. Mr. WHITEasked the Minister of Labour if new regulations have been made for dealing with the cases of insured persons whose unemployment benefit has been disallowed pending inquiry into their entitlement to contributory pensions?
§ Miss BONDFIELDArrangements have been made between my Department and the Ministry of Health for dealing with cases where a claimant is clearly entitled either to unemployment benefit or an old age pension, according to whether he is under or over 65, but where his precise age is in doubt. Pending settlement of the question a provisional payment of 10s. a week is made by the Exchange.
§ 8. Mr. LAWTHERasked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women who have been designated not genuinely 1214 seeking work registered at the Lanchester, Stanhope, and Middleton-in-Teesdale Exchanges for the months of May and October, respectively?
§ Miss BONDFIELDSixteen applications for unemployment benefit at these Exchanges were disallowed by insurance officers during the four weeks ended 13th May, 1929, and 10 during the five weeks ended 14th October, on the ground that the applicants were not genuinely seeking work, while in the latter period the Court of Referees recommended six cases for disallowance on the same ground on review after payment of 78 days' benefit.