§ 19. Mr. Dayasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of employers who were prosecuted during the 12 months ended to the last convenient date for failure to stamp and also for unlawful detention of unemployment insurance books; and will he also give, separately, for the same period the number of persons prosecuted for affixing previously used stamps to unemployment books?
§ Mr. E. BrownDuring the 12 months ended 30th June, 1937, 1,642 employers were prosecuted for failure to stamp unemployment books of their employes, and 442 employers were prosecuted for unlawful detention of unemployment books. The number of persons prosecuted during the same period for affixing previously used stamps to unemployment books was 74.
§ Mr. DayWill the Minister consider introducing amending legislation to make the penalties heavier in these cases?