§ Mr. LOGANasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that unemployed cases transferred from the Liverpool public assistance committees from 2nd January, 1935, to the Ministry of Labour are assessed at lower scales than those transferred before that date; and, in view of this anomaly, is he prepared to issue instructions to the employment exchanges to pay on a higher scale?
Mr. STANLEYI am informed that the Unemployment Assistance Board has issued instructions that the higher scale adopted by the Liverpool public assistance committee should be taken as the basis for determining what amount would be payable in any case by way of transitional payments and that revision of existing determinations is being carried out accordingly, with retrospective effect in each case from the date when the board gave its first determination.
§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Minister of Labour to what extent and in what respects the position of insurance employés covered by the Insurance Unemployment Board is altered consequent upon the passing of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1934, especially in the case of an insurance employé who has exhausted his statutory benefits?
Mr. STANLEYThe Insurance Industry Special Scheme (Variations and Amendment) Order, 1934, made under582W the Unemployment Act of 1934 brought the arrangements under the special scheme regarding the payment of unemployment benefit into line with the improved arrangements made by the Act in the general scheme. Persons under the special scheme who have exhausted their benefit rights are entitled to extended benefit as provided in the Scheme, and thereafter are entitled to apply for unemployment assistance.