§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Minister of Labour (1) the cost for each year of the services of referees acting under the Unemployment Insurance Acts since the scheme came into operation, covering the Liverpool area;
(2) the total charges covering the remuneration and expenses of referees dealing with unemployment insurance 797W claims in the city of Liverpool during the last three months of 1928 and for the similar period of 1927?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe cost of the remuneration and expenses of chairment of Courts of Referees in the Liverpool area since 1920 are as follow:
Financial Year. Amount. £ s. d. 1920–21 359 10 2 1921–22 429 10 1 1922–23 374 13 5 1923–24 467 13 6 1924–25 424 19 3 1925–26 718 5 5 1926–27 672 10 0 1927–28 401 9 8 1st April, 1928. to 31st January, 1929 1,717 15 1 The remuneration and expenses of Chairmen for the last three months of 1927 and 1928 amounted to £112 16s. and £1,151 9s. 4d., respectively. For the last three months of 1928, payment was made to members of these Courts in respect of compensation for loss of earnings and expenses amounting to £32 17s. 3d. Similar particulars for earlier periods are not readily available and could not be obtained without undue labour and difficulty. For Courts of Referees purposes the Liverpool area includes Liverpool, Bootle and Birkenhead.