§ Mr. NEWBOLDasked the Minister of Labour whether, having regard to the payment of unemployment benefit to the fishermen involved in the present trade dispute at Aberdeen, the same action can be taken by his Department in respect of the jute workers locked out in Dundee?
§ Sir M. BARLOWIt has been held by the Umpire with whom the final decision rests that the trouble in the fishing trade at Aberdeen is not a trade dispute within the meaning of Section 8 (1) of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1920, and in consequence unemployment benefit is payable. With regard to the cessation of work in the jute industry in Dundee, the Insurance Officer decided that it was a trade dispute within the meaning of the Act and disallowed benefit. This disallowance was confirmed by a Court of Referees and, subject to the result of any appeal that may be made to the Umpire, the disallowance stands. I have no power to give a decision.