§ Mr. G. Macdonaldasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of appeals to the Umpire against disallowance of unemployment benefits in Great Britain during the 12 months ended February, 1939; the number rejected; and how many of the appeals were made on the initiative of the insurance officers, giving separate figures for Lancashire?
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§ Mr. E. BrownDuring the 12 months ended February, 1939, 4,047 appeals against disallowance of benefit in Great Britain were decided by the Umpire (including 809 appeals by the Chief Insurance Officer). Benefit was disallowed by the Umpire in 2,535 of these cases. Figures on this basis have not been compiled for Lancashire, but for the North Western Division, which includes Lancashire, Cheshire and a small part of Derbyshire, the corresponding figures were:— 1,019 appeals to the Umpire (including 237 by the Chief Insurance Officer), benefit being disallowed by the Umpire in 590 cases.