§ Mr. BROADasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that James C. McCarthy, who had been in receipt of unemployment benefit from the Walthamstow Exchange for seven weeks up to the 25th February, was called before the local employment committee and asked whether lie would accept work under the trade union rate; that when he replied in the negative, he was told that he was after the last penny, and since then McCarthy has received no benefit; and whether he will have inquiries made into this ease?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDI am having inquiries made into this case, and will let the hon. Member know the result as soon as possible.
§ Captain GUNSTONasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that unemployed men in Sharpness, Gloucestershire, have been refused unemployment benefit to which they were otherwise entitled on the ground that they had taken out licences enabling them to fish for salmon; and whether he will authorise the payment of benefit to such men who, having taken out licerces, fail to catch fish?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThis is not a matter for me, but for the statutory authorities set up by the Unemployment Insurance Acts. I am not aware of 2033W claims having been disallowed on the ground referred to at Sharpness, but I understand that last year some claims were originally disallowed at Lydney, the disallowance being subsequently reversed.