§ 52. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has considered the annual report of the Unemployment Insurance Statutory Committee and the recommendation therein of higher unemployment benefit for farm workers; and whether, in the interest of the agricultural industry, he will have an early consultation with the Minister of Labour with a view to that recommendation being carried into effect in the near future?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithA draft Order giving effect to the recommendation was laid before Parliament on 9th March.
§ 72. Mr. Ridleyasked the Minister of Labour how many agricultural labourers are registered as available for employment at each Employment Exchange in the county of Derbyshire?
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour (Mr. Lennox-Boyd)As the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Table showing the numbers of males, aged 14 –64, insured under the agricultural scheme of unemployment insurance, who were recorded as unemployed at each local office in Derbyshire at 13th February, 1939:
| Employment Exchange. | Number | ||
| Alfreton | … | … | 24 |
| Ashbourne | … | … | 29 |
| Bakewell | … | … | 8 |
| Bamford | … | … | 8 |
| Belper | … | … | 23 |
| Bolsover | … | … | 12 |
| Borrowash | … | … | 12 |
| Chesterfield | … | … | 78 |
| Clay Cross | … | … | 6 |
| Derby | … | … | 54 |
| Dronfield | … | … | 12 |
| Eastwood | … | … | 19 |
| Eckington | … | … | 10 |
| Heanor | … | … | 11 |
| Ilkeston | … | … | 13 |
| Kimberley | … | … | 14 |
| Long Eaton | … | … | 18 |
| Matlock | … | … | 20 |
| Ripley | … | … | 11 |
| Shirebrook | … | … | 5 |
| Staveley | … | … | 7 |
| Swadlincote | … | … | 8 |
| Wirksworth | … | … | 15 |
| Derby J.E.Bx. | … | … | 2 |
| Buxton | … | … | 17 |
| Chapel en le Frith | … | … | 8 |
| Glossop | … | … | 16 |
| Hadfield | … | … | 4 |
| New Mills | … | … | 3 |