HC Deb 16 March 1939 vol 345 cc566-8
2. Mr. F. Anderson

asked the Minister of Labour how many married women in the city of Salford have been refused unemployment insurance benefit during the last 12 months; the causes for the loss of benefit; how many claims have been allowed on appeal to the court of referees; and how many refused on appeal?

Mr. E. Brown

Statistics regarding the disallowance of claims made by married women are available only in the case of disallowances under the Anomalies Order. Claims cannot be disallowed by the insurance officer under that Order, but must be referred to the court of referees. During the 12 months ended 28th February, 1939, 500 claims by married women at the Salford Employment Exchange were disallowed by the court of referees under the Order.

3. Mr. Anderson

asked the Minister of Labour how many married women are unemployed in the city of Salford at the last available date, and how many of these have been unemployed for three months,

— Aged 14–15. Aged 16–17. Aged 18 and over. Total.
Males … … … 37 134 7,943 8,114
Females … … … 27 69 2,650 2,740
Total … … … 64 203 10,593 10,860

The following table gives an analysis according to the length of the current spell of unemployment of the applicants

— Boys aged 16–17. Men aged 18–64. Girls aged 16–17. Women aged 18–64. Total.
Less than 3 months 122 4,186 67 1,636 6,011
Three months but less than six months. 8 989 2 311 1,310
Six months but less than nine months. 3 509 — 136 648
Nine months but less than twelve months. — 35 — 78 428
One year but less than two years — 677 — 110 787
Two years or more — 986 — 83 1,069
Total 133 7,697 69 2,354 10,253

Of the persons who had been on the register for extended periods a proportion will have had one or more short spells of employment, lasting not more than three days each during such periods.

Corresponding particulars are not available in respect of unemployed per-

six months, nine months, one year, two years, and over two years, respectively?

Mr. Brown

At 2nd May, 1938, the latest date for which such figures are available, 2,227 marrried women were registered as unemployed at the Salford Employment Exchange. I regret that an analysis of this total according to duration of unemployment is not available.

4. Mr. Anderson

asked the Minister of Labour the total number of unemployed persons, men and women, separately, in the city of Salford at the last available date; and how many of these have been unemployed for three months, six months, nine months, one year, two years, and over two years, respectively?

Mr. 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:

The table below shows the total number of unemployed persons on the registers of the Salford Employment Exchange at 13th February, 1939.

for unemployment benefit or allowances included in the foregoing table:

sons who are not applicants for benefit or allowances.