HC Deb 04 May 1922 vol 153 c1579W
Mr. SEXTON

asked the Minister of Labour if he has received a Report from the Drogheda Employers' Association notifying him of a dispute between themselves and their workmen, and that, as a consequence, the men were refused unemployment benefit on 13th April; is he aware that in fact there was no dispute but simply a threatened reduction in wages which was the subject of negotiation; and is it the practice of representatives of the Ministry of Labour to act on such notification without first ascertaining the actual facts from the workmen's side?

Sir M. BARLOW

The administration of the Unemployment Insurance Acts in Southern Ireland was transferred on 1st April last to the Provisional Government. I have therefore no information respecting the case to which my hon. Friend refers.