Mr. MACLEANasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the manager of the Springburn Employment Exchange, Glasgow, has suspended the out-of-work donation to a number of people who have been working short time; whether the reason given for this suspension is the Amalgamated Engineering Union lock-out; and if this is a general instruction sent out to all Employment Exchanges in the country?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe claims of certain engineering workers, previously working short time, who lost their employment owing to the dispute, were disallowed by the insurance officer, in accordance with decisions given previously in similar cases by the Umpire. It is a general instruction to local officers to submit claims to the insurance officer for decision if they appear to be affected by any ground of disqualification.