§ 10. Sir Wavell Wakefieldasked the Minister of Labour if the Unemployment Insurance Fund is used to pay those employees who, although they have no work to do and are therefore unemployed, yet are retained and paid by their employers at the request of his Ministry.
§ Mr. BevinAs I thought I had made clear to my hon. Friend in reply to his Question last week, these men are not unemployed, and do not therefore qualify for payments from the Unemployment Fund.
§ Sir W. WakefieldIs the Minister aware that I asked a question in connection with unemployed people, who have no work to do but are retained on the books of firms? From what sources are these men paid when they have no work to do, and are, therefore, technically unemployed?
§ Mr. BevinPeople retained in factories are retained in accordance will allocations made on the man-power side. As I explained to my hon. Friend last week, 1921 there are a number of young men who are waiting to be called up and are retained. They are not doing nothing; they are working for the firms.