Dr. MORGANasked the Minister of Labour if she will state the number of persons, specifying men, women, boys, and girls, on the Camberwell Employment Exchange for the months of July, August, September, and October, 1929, respectively?
§ Mr. LAWSONThe following table shows the numbers of persons on the registers of the Camberwell Employment Exchange on each Monday of the period 1st July, 1929, to 28th October, inclusive:
§ Mr. LAWSONNo applications have been received from the Camberwell Borough Council for assistance for schemes for the relief of unemployment under the Development (Loan Guarantees and Grants) Act, 1929.
Dr. MORGANasked the Minister of Labour whether she can state the number of claims in the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell for unemployment benefit which were rejected in July, August and September, 1929, on the ground that the 1555W applicant was not genuinely seeking work; and the comparative figures for the three preceding quarters?
§ Mr. LAWSONThe following table shows the number of claims made at the Camberwell Employment Exchange which were disallowed in each quarter since 9th October, 1928, on the ground that the applicants were not genuinely seeking work:
Period. Number of Disallowances. By Insurance Officers. By Courts of Referees on review after payment of 78 days benefit. 14 weeks ended 14th January, 1929. 1,055 48 12 weeks ended 8th April, 1929. 733 74 13 weeks ended 8th July, 1929. 651 49 14 weeks ended 14th October, 1929. 434 39