§ 15. Mr. DAVID HARDIEasked the Minister of Labour whether she can state the number of applicants who have applied for, and been refused, benefit at the Employment Exchanges of Ruther-glen, Cambuslang, and Blantyre, respectively, in the last three months or nearest date?
§ Miss BONDFIELDI regret that I cannot give figures of disallowances, as the disallowances of claims made at these offices are included in the statistics among those imposed by the Glasgow South Side court of referees. The number of fresh and renewal claims during the period 10th March, 1931, to 8th June, 1931, was 2,422 at the Cambuslang Exchange and 3,486 at the Ruther-glen Exchange. There is no Employment Exchange at Blantyre.
§ Captain CROOKSHANKIf the right hon. Lady cannot give us the figures for Rutherglen, perhaps she can give us the figures of the number of votes lost by the Labour party there?