§ 7. Mr. BUCHANANasked the Minister of Labour the total number of persons who have been refused benefit as part-time or intermittent workers under the Anomalies Act; and the number who receive £5 or more weekly for their part-time or intermittent work and who have been refused benefit?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEADDuring the period 3rd October, 1931, to 31st October 1935, 8,908 claims were disallowed under the Anomalies Regulations by court of referees on the ground that the claimants were normally working for part only of the week. The figure relates to claims, and the number of separate individuals concerned is not known. Statistics are not available showing how many of those whose claims were disallowed earned £5 or more a week by their part-time employment.
§ Mr. BUCHANANSo that nobody knows whether they have £5 or £7 a week, and any figures of that sort are mere guess-work?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEADI have said that statistics are not available to show whether they earn £5 a week or not.