§ Mr. SHILLAKERasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons in the area of the Acton Employment Exchange who were refused unemployment benefit on the grounds of not genuinely seeking work for the six months ended 31st December, 1928, and for the six months ended 31st December, 1929; and the area which is included under the administration of the Employment Exchange at Acton?
§ Miss BONDFIELDDuring the six months ended 13th January, 1930, 36 applications for benefit made at the Acton Employment Exchange were disallowed by Insurance officers on the ground "not genuinely seeking work" and 15 claims were recommended for disallowance on the same ground by Courts of Referees on review after payment of 78 days benefit. The corresponding figures for the six months ended 14th January, 1929, were 208 disallowances by Insurance officers and 28 by Courts of Referees. The area served by the Acton Employment Exchange covers approximately 10 square miles and is bounded on the east by
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§ Miss BONDFIELDThe following table shows the numbers of persons on the registers of the Gravesend and Rochester Employment Exchanges, respectively, at 10th February, 1930, and 11th February, 1929:
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