§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the Minister of Labour why Miss E. E. White, on application to the Stratford Employment Exchange, was informed by the committee that the committee considered that she had failed to prove that she was normally employed in insurable employment, and would normally seek to obtain her livelihood by means of insurable employment; will he inform the House how many years this woman has paid into the unemployment fund, and on how many occasions she has received payment; and what evidence was placed before the committee by the Exchange officials which enabled them to arrive at the above conclusion?
§ Mr. BETTERTONI am having inquiries made into this matter, and will let the hon. Member know the result as soon as possible.
BRUSH AND BROOM TRADE. Great Britain. Month. 1923. 1924. Estimated number insured. Numbers recorded as unemployed. Percentage unemployed. Estimated number insured. Numbers recorded as unemployed. Percentage unemployed. M. F. M. F. January … … 978 11.0 February … … 952 10.7 March … … 741 8.3 Aprir … … 909 10.2 May … … 708 7.9 June … … 926 10.4 776 8.7 July … … 4,880 4,050 999 11.2 5,370 4,350 1,046 10.8 August … … 1,004 11.2 1,242 12.8 September … … 1,088 12.2 1,275 13.1 October … … 1,056 11.8 1,116 11.5 November … … 1,028 12.3 959 9.9 December … … 1,095 12.3 1,127 11.6