§ Mr. REMERasked the Minister of Labour whether any balance sheet and/or profit-and-loss account has been drawn up since the scheme of unemployment insurance was inaugurated; and, if so, whether he will cause the same to be published?
§ Mr. SHAWThe accounts of the unemployment fund are presented to Parliament annually after being audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General, as required by the Unemployment Insurance Act. Further information regarding the transactions of the unemployment fund from its inception in 1912 till July,
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APPLICATIONS FOR UNCOVENAXTKD BKNKFIT, 18TH OUTOBER, 1023, TO 11TH FEBRUARY, 1924, — 18th October, 1923, to 12th November, 1923 13th November, 1923, to 10th December, 1923. 11th December, 1923, to 14th January, 1924. 15th January, 1924, to 11th February, 1924. Applications referred to Local Committees. Bridgeton 5,204 2,630 1,801 3,776 Parkhead 1,385 760 461 1,610 Partick 4,319 1,435 948 3,447 Govan 2,545 803 640 1,510 Glasgow, South Side 5,445 1,460 1,330 4,549 Applications refused on ground that applicant was not genuinely working whole-time employment. Bridgeton 357 399 197 137 Parkhead 246 64 25 42 Partick 5 4 11 7 Govan 547 284 75 161 Glasgow, South Side 300 79 50 41 Total Number of applications rejected by Local Committees. Bridgeton 601 851 529 307 Parkhead 296 127 101 163 Partick 34 44 63 48 Govan 624 330 119 224 Glasgow, South Side 567 297 206 174 1923, appears in the "Report on National Unemployment Insurance to July, 1923," published by His Majesty's Stationery Office in 1923.