Mr. WEST RUSSELLasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered as unemployed in the Tyneside area at the last convenient date and the number for approximately the same date in 1929?
§ Mr. LAWSONThe following table gives the information desired:
tioanl benefit have been made by applicants in the different Tyneside Exchange 1457W areas since 1st January, 1930; how many have been granted benefit; and how many have been refused benefit by the courts of referees?
§ Mr. LAWSONSeparate statistics are not available regarding the total number of claims for transitional benefit made nor for the number of such claims that have been allowed. The following table shows the number of claims made at Employment Exchanges in the Tyneside area disallowed by Courts of Referees* during the period 12th March, 1930, to 12th January, 1931, on the ground that the transitional conditions were not satisfied:
Ground of Disallowance and Number of claims disallowed.
Less than eight contributions paid in previous two years or less than 30 contributions paid at any time …1,069
Not normally insurable and will not normally seek to obtain a livelihood by means of insurable employment … 9,000
* Including the following courts of referees: (The names of the local offices from which claims are referred to the Courts are given in brackets).
Blaydon (Blaydon and Prudhoe); Gateshead (Gateshead, Washington Station, Birtley, Dunston and Felling); Jarrow and Hebburn (Jarrow and Hebburn); Newcastle-on-Tyne (Newcastle, Hexham, Elswick, Heaton and New-burn); North Shields (North Shields, Shire Moor and Whitley Bay); South
Year ended 30th September— Number of houses completed with State assistance during the year. By Local Authorities. By Private Enterprise. Total. 1929 … … … 60,367 71,993 132,360 1930 … … … 46,052 2,272 51,324 These figures do not include houses erected by local authorities in replacement of houses demolished under improvement and reconstruction schemes. The hon. Member is aware that financial assistance under the Housing etc. Act, 1923, was not available in respect of houses completed after 30th September, 1929.
1458WShields (South Shields and East Boldon); Wallsend (Wallsend, Walker and Willington Quay).