HC Deb 09 November 1933 vol 281 cc293-4
46. Mr. HERBERT WILLIAMS

asked the Minister of Health whether persons insured against unemployment who are in receipt of public assistance by reasons of unemployment are in general required to register at Employment Exchanges?

The MINISTER of HEALTH (Sir Hilton Young)

It is a general practice of public assistance authorities to require able-bodied applicants for public assistance, whether insured or not, to register at Employment Exchanges.

Mr. H. WILLIAMS

Am I right in understanding that it is not proper to add to the live register people who are receiving benefit from the Poor Law authorities in order to arrive at the total number of persons unemployed who are already given on the live register

Sir H. YOUNG

That is a question of interpretation of which I should have notice.

Sir W. BRASS rose

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Mr. SPEAKER

I would remind the House that there are 120 questions on the Order Paper.