§ Mr. DUKESasked the Minister of Labour how many persons have been refused unemployment benefit during the months of July, August, and September in Warrington; and on what grounds the applicants have been refused benefit?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe following table shows the number of disallowances of claims to unemployment benefit made at the Warrington Employment Exchange during the period 9th July to 14th October, 1929, classified according to the reasons for disallowance:
1257W
Reasons for disallowance. Number. (a) Claims disallowed by Insurance Officers.* Permanent Provisions. Not unable to obtain suitable employment 24 Not genuinely seeking work 36 Trade disputes 1,140 Employment lost through misconduct 67 Employment left voluntarily without just cause 74 Other grounds 58 Transitional Provisions. Not normally insurable and not seeking to obtain a livelihood by means of insurable employment, or not a reasonable period of insurable employment during the preceding two years 42 Others 2 Total claims disallowed 1,443 (b) Claims recommended for disallowance by Courts of Referees on review after payment of 78 days' benefit. Not genuinely seeking work 8 Total recommended for disallowance 8 The total number of fresh and renewal claims to benefit during the same period was 7,002. * In a number of these cases the decisions were reversed on appeal to Courts of Referees.