§ Mr. JOHNasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons that applied for extended benefit in each month of the present year at the Tonypandy and Treorchy Exchanges and the number of cases in which benefit was refused?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe figures are as follow:
sent year after a rota committee has recommended that benefit should be granted?
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§ Mr. BETTERTONThe figures are as follow:
Number of applications for extended benefit in the areas of the Pontypridd, Tonypandy and Treorchy Employment Exchanges in which benefit was recommended by the local committees but was subsequently refused during the period 12th January, 1926, to 15th November, 1926.
Period. Number of applications refused. 1926: 12th January to 8th February — 9th February to 8th March 14 9th March to 12th April 26 13th April to 10th May 38 11th May to 14th June 15 15th June to 12th July 10 13th July to 9th August 32 10th August to 13th September 45 14th September to 11th October 70 12th October to 15th November 44 Total— 12th January to 15th November 294 The number of applications for extended benefit dealt with by the local employment committees in these areas during the period was 24,826.