Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received any complaints through the district manager of the Edinburgh Labour Exchanges regarding the refusal of the firms of J. and S. Scott and Morrison and Co., contractors, Edinburgh, to stamp the unemployment cards of the workmen in their employ; and whether, seeing that other firms engaged in similar work are stamping the cards of their workmen, he will take action under Section 101 of the National Insurance Act and compel these firms to comply with the Act?
Mr. BUXTONComplaints as to failure on the part of the firms named in the question to stamp the unemployment books of workmen in their employ were received in August last. An officer was instructed to interview those firms and to explain the position to them. As a result of this interview the firms undertook to stamp the books of their workmen coming within the category of insured trades. A further complaint was received in September from the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners' Managing Committee (Leith Branch) and it was pointed out in 249W reply that under one of the Umpire's decisions workmen engaged in some of the work undertaken by the firms in question wore not insurable. I am, however, having further inquiries made into the case.