§ 37. Mr. G. GRIFFITHSasked the Minister of Labour the number of claims for unemployment benefit which have been disallowed by courts of referees during the last two years and the number disallowed during the last six months?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Mr. Ernest Brown)As the reply includes a number of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
| Number of claims disallowed by Courts of Referees in Great Britain. | ||
| — | Dependant's Benefit Cases. | Other Cases. |
| 1933 (12 months) | 54,946 | 416,761 |
| 1934 (12 months) | 52,615 | 402,510 |
| 1935 (January to June). | 7,450* | 145,153* |
| * Excluding appeals from decisions of Insurance Officers. |
§ In addition, during the months February to June, 1935, claims in 14,487 dependant's benefit cases and 30,041 other cases were disallowed by insurance officers, 406 and 473 of which, respectively, were allowed by courts of referees, on appeal. The figures are exclusive of claims disallowed under the trade disputes disqualification, the number of which is not known. Owing to the operation of the Unemployment Assistance scheme the figures for 1935 are not strictly comparable with those for earlier periods.