Mr. A. T. DAVIESasked the Minister of Health whether it is the intention of the Government that working men who devote their spare time as secretaries and officials of friendly societies shall be debarred of their out-of-work benefit on the ground that they are continually employed, although they are unemployed as regards their regular work or profession?
§ Sir M. BARLOWI have been asked to reply. The case referred to by my hon. Friend is specially dealt with by Section (2) (a) of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1920. Under this Section, a claimant for Unemployment Benefit whose spare time occupation is ordinarily followed by him in addition to his normal employment and outside his ordinary working hours is not prevented from receiving Unemployment Benefit, provided that the rate of remuneration for his spare time occupation does not exceed a daily average of three shillings and fourpence.