§ Sir H. HARRISasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the great delay which occurs in dealing with refunds under Section 94 of the National insurance (Unemployment) Acts, 1911 to 1913; and whether he will take steps to expedite the work of the Department?
§ Mr. WARDLE:The number of claims under this heading received in respect of the Insurance Year 1917–18 was 22,300, 1203W covering not far short of 1,000,000 workmen, and of those all except 1,700 have been dealt with. It is anticipated that the whole number, with the exception of a few cases of special difficulty, will have been disposed of by the end of the present month. The claims have been dealt with at approximately the same rate as in previous years.