Mr. WEST RUSSELLasked the Minister of Labour if she can estimate the increases or decreases in the live register attributable to legislative and administrative changes in unemployment insurance since 1924?
§ Miss BONDFIELDEstimates of the increases and decreases in the live register attributable to legislative and administrative changes in unemployment insurance from 1924 to 1928 were published in the issue of the Ministry of Labour Gazette for February, 1929, of which I am sending the hon. Member a copy. It is estimated that the administrative changes introduced since June, 1929, under which certain classes of applications for benefit have been referred to boards of assessors, had caused by 16th December an addition to the live register of approximately 5,000.