§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of men and women registered at the Borough (Walworth Road) Employment Exchange whose claims for benefit during the 12 months ended to the last convenient date were disallowed on the grounds of not being normally insurable and not seeking insurable employment, and for not being in insurable employment for a reasonable period during the preceding two years?
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§ Mr. E. BROWNDuring the 12 months ended 31st May, 1936, 199 claims by men and 82 by women were disallowed by the Borough (Walworth Road) Court of Referees on the ground that the claimants were not normally insurable and/or would not normally seek to obtain a livelihood by means of insurable employment. The figures relate to claims and the number of separate individuals concerned is not available. The condition applicable to claimants for transitional benefit that they must show that they had a reasonable period of insurable employment in the preceding two years, was abolished by the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1930.