§ Mr. HAYDAYasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that men who were involved in the recent lock-out in the engineering trade and who, since the settlement of the dispute, have been unable to obtain employment, are being refused unemployment benefit on the ground that they must find employment at their own trade for at least a week before they can become eligible for benefit; and whether, in view of the provisions of Section 8 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1920, which provides that, in such circumstances, a person shall be disqualified for benefit so long as the stoppage of work continues, he will state the reason for refusing these men benefit?
§ Sir M. BARLOWIn general, claims to benefit by men involved in the dispute, who were unable to obtain employment after the termination of the dispute, have been allowed from the date when work was resumed at the shops. So far as I am aware, no claims have been disallowed on the ground referred to by my hon. Friend, but if he will give me particulars of the cases he has in mind, I will have inquiries made.