§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Labour if he will investigate the circumstances attending the refusal of unemployment benefit to Mr. W. Rowe, of 21, Meeson Road, West Ham, No. 33,185; and, as this man has for some months been engaged on general relief work schemes, will he reconsider the man's claim?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDI find upon inquiry that Mr. Rowe has exhausted the amount of benefit to which he was entitled in respect of contributions. In October last, extended benefit was disallowed on the recommendation of the local employment committee, as they were not satisfied that Mr. Rowe fulfilled the statutory condition requiring him to show-that he has, during the last two years, been employed in insurable employment to such an extent as was reasonable, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, and in particular to the opportunities for obtaining insurable employment during that period. This recommendation was confirmed at two subsequent meetings of the committee, and I see no ground for asking them to consider the case again.