HC Deb 11 March 1925 vol 181 cc1345-6W
Mr. NAYLOR

asked the Minister of Labour how many men at the Walworth Road Employment Exchange have had their benefit stopped during the three months ended 28th February, and for W hat reasons?

Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND

During the three months ended 9th February, the latest date for which figures are available, the number of cases in which applications for extended benefit have been refused at the Borough Employment Exchange, and the reasons for such refusals, are as under:

Not normally insurable 31
Insurable employment not likely to be available 38
Not having been employed for a reasonable period on insurable work 1,104
Not making reasonable effort to secure insurable employment 496
Failure to attend hearing of case, etc. 591
Some of those given under the last heading (" failure to attend hearing, etc.") may have had benefit allowed at a subsequent hearing; figures with regard to such cases are not available.