§ 3. Mr. TINKERasked the Minister of Labour if she is aware that recently there have been a number of prosecutions against employers for not affixing stamps in respect of unemployment contributions; and will she state what is the position of those persons whose contributions have not been paid should they have to apply for unemployment benefits?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe latest figures I have are for the quarter ending last December, during which there were 230 such prosecutions. This number was rather below the average for 1929. The result of the non-payment of contributions is that a claim to unemployment benefit by an insured contributor may be delayed, or, in exceptional cases, that benefit cannot be paid at all.