§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Minister of Labour (1) how many persons in Devonport have been disallowed unemployment benefit during the current year on the ground that they had not genuinely sought work;
(2) how many persons in Devonport have been disallowed unemployment benefit during the current year on the ground that they had not a reasonable period of insurable employment during the preceding two years?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDOut of 4,178 applications for extended benefit considered by the local committee at Devonport in the period 11th January, 1927, to 14th November, 140 were recommended for disallowance on the ground that the applicants were not making every reasonable effort to obtain suitable employment or were not willing to accept suitable employment, and 371 because they had not had a reasonable period of insurable employment during the previous two years. Statistics regarding the number of separate individuals concerned in these applications are not available, nor with regard to the number of disallowances in Devonport on the ground that the applicants were not genuinely seeking work.