Mr. WEST RUSSELLasked the Minister of Labour how many claims for benefit have been dealt with by courts of referees in the Tyneside area since March last; and how many claims have been disallowed on the ground that the claimants were not normally insurable and would not normally seek to obtain a livelihood by means of insurable employment?
§ Mr. LAWSONDuring the period 13th March, 1930, to 13th October, 1930, 19,866 claims to benefit were considered by courts of referees in the Tyneside area, and of these 7,501 were disallowed on the ground that the claimants were not normally insurable, and will not normally seek to obtain a livelihood by means of insurable employment.
Mr. RUSSELLasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed persons in the Tyneside area at arty convenient date in June, July, August, September, and October, 1928, 1929, and 1930, respectively, and the distribution according to trades of those unemployed?
§ Mr. LAWSONThe following table gives the information desired:
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TYNESIDE AREA.* NUMBERS OF INSURED PERSONS recorded as Unemployed: June-October, 1928, 1929 and 1930. Industry. Year. June. July. August. September. October. Building 1928 3,219 3,611 3,608 3,480 3,917 1929 2,721 2,523 2,793 2,937 3,666 1930 3,535 3,636 3,564 3,773 3,834 Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing 1928 11,521 11,196 11,372 12,124 13,823 1929 9,298 8,432 8,699 8,914 9,283 1930 10,024 9,874 10,562 11,805 12,780 General Engineering, Engineers' Iron and Steel Founding. 1928 4,562 4,816 4,626 4,535 4,482 1929 4,052 3,934 4,013 3,861 3,929 1930 5,123 4,945 5,227 5,496 5,394 Marine Engineering, etc. 1928 1,775 1,587 1,634 1,899 2,128 1929 1,280 1,208 1,221 1,219 1,335 1930 1,833 1,797 2,239 3,530 3,522 Steel Melting and Iron Punddling Furnaces, etc 1928 973 1,045 1,111 902 1,029 1929 728 655 739 682 811 1930 1,021 942 883 907 903 Hotel, Boarding House, Club Services 1928 775 878 850 1,007 1,275 1929 916 956 1,007 1,103 1,287 1930 2,005 1,721 1,796 2,089 2,375 Road Transport not separately specified 1928 976 1,068 917 1,015 976 1929 953 926 987 967 942 1930 1,161 1,260 1,316 1,229 1,276 Shipping Service 1928 2,189 1,948 2,060 1,642 1,646 1929 1,955 2,049 2,166 2,217 2,212 1930 3,264 3,597 3,578 3,298 3,307 Canal, River, Dock and Harbour Service 1928 2,070 2[...]297 2,311 2,425 2,539 1929 1,836 1,915 1,936 2,039 2,100 1930 2,011 2,160 2,148 1,874 1,890 Coal Mining 1928 11,203 12,955 11,708 12,135 12,295 1929 7,914 7,262 6,814 6,582 6,587 1930 10,024 10,266 10,273 9,914 9,574 Distributive Trades 1928 3,308 3,749 3,762 3,967 4,224 1929 3,761 3,652 3,648 3,939 4,002 1930 5,311 5,467 5,513 5,833 6,033 Local Government 1928 886 927 973 980 1,078 1929 789 808 907 879 864 1930 1,181 1,141 1,154 1,214 1,282 All Other Industries and Services 1928 9,997 10,252 10,145 10,861 11,581 1929 9,394 9,106 9,575 9,556 10,007 1930 13,221 13,650 14,730 15,485 15,833 Total all Industries 1928 53,454 56,329 55,077 56,972 60,993 1929 45,597 43,426 44,505 44,895 47,025 1930 59,714 60,456 62,983 66,447 68,003 * Comprising the area covered by the Ministry of Labour Local Offices at Blaydon, Elswick, Gateshead, Heaton, Hebburn, Jarrow, Newcastle, North Shields, South Shields, Wallsend, Williugton Quay, Dunston, Newbury and Walker.