§ Mr. ROBERTSONasked the Minister of Labour whether, in issuing Form U.I.A. 505C, it was intended that a juvenile, who is living with his parents or other relatives who are also unemployed, should not be recommended for 61W the six weeks' extension of unemployment benefit, seeing that a single man and woman in similar circumstances would be recommended for the benefit; whether in the Motherwell district there are hundreds of Lithuanian Poles practically starving owing to the stoppage of unemployment benefit and parish relief; and whether he will reconsider the paragraph relating to the aliens in the circular in question?
§ Sir M. BARLOWThe six weeks' extension of benefit is not granted to boys and girls under the age of 18 unless they are entirely dependent upon their own earnings for their livelihood when in employment. My right hon. Friend cannot see his way to modify this rule, or the rule that the extension is not granted to aliens, unless, of course, they are entitled to covenanted benefit.