§ Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons who were prosecuted for wrongfully receiving unemployment benefits during each of the last three years; and the number of cases in which guilt was established?
§ Miss BONDFIELDIn the year ended 31st December, 1930, the Ministry prosecuted 914 claimants, of whom 872 were found guilty. In the year 1929, 949 claimants were prosecuted and 895 found guilty, whilst the figures for the year 1928 were 1,233 and 1,156 respectively.