§ Miss WILKINSONasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons in Middlesbrough who are at present unemployed but who are not in receipt of unemployment benefit?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDAt 21st January, 1929, out of a total of 8,864 on the registers of the Middlesbrough Exchanges, the number who had no claim to benefit admitted or under consideration was 1,444.
§ Miss WILKINSONasked the Minister of Labour how many men and women, respectively, have been refused benefit in Middlesbrough for lack of stamps since the operation of the 30-stamp qualification?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDAt present the condition requiring the payment of 30 contributions during a period of two964W years applies only in the case of juveniles. During the period 19th April, 1928, to 14th January, 1929, the number of claims of juveniles made at Middlesbrough dis-allowed on this ground was 11.