HC Deb 02 April 1928 vol 215 cc1604-6W
Mr. LANSBURY

asked the Minister of Labour how many persons, women and men, during the three months ended 25th March have been refused unemployment

APPLICATIONS FOR EXTENDED BFNEFIT considered by Local Employment Committees in Great Britain during the three months ended, 12th March, 1928:—
— Men. Women. Juveniles. Total.
Applications considered 781,176 85,187 18,795 885,158
Applications allowed 688,994 59,016 13,851 761,861
Applications recommended for disallowance 92,182 26,171 4,944 123,297
Grounds of disallowance:—
Not normally insurable and not seeking to obtain a livelihood by means of insurable employment. 5,475 1,897 182 7,554
Insurable employment not likely to be available 2,240 681 16 2,937
Not a reasonable period of insurable employment during the preceding two years. 38,077 4,817 533 43,427
Not making every reasonable effort to obtain suitable employment or not willing to accept suitable employment. 24,840 7,148 1,503 33,491
Other reasons 21,550 11,628 2,710 35,888

benefit because of failure to fulfil the statutory conditions relating to extended benefit?

Mr. BETTERTON

The following table gives the information available: