§ Mr. DIXONasked the hon. Member for St. George's-in-the-East, as representing the Insurance Commissioners, why some-workmen in railway engineering shops have to pay unemployed insurance contributions, whilst others doing the same class of work, working the same hours, and taking the same wage, are not called upon to pay any unemployed contribution?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe scheme of Un employment Insurance contained in Part II. of the National Insurance Act, 1911, applies only to certain insured trades, and accordingly a certain number of cases of the kind referred to by the hon. Member are inevitable. I am not aware, however, that any special difficulty of this kind has occurred in connection with railway engineering workshops. If the hon. Member will supply me with particulars I will look into the question.