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Benefit (Unpaid Work).

Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 6 February 1929.

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The following question stood on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. HORE-BELISHA:

28. To ask the Minister of Labour what reply has been made to the representations that have been made that the unemployed in certain districts have offered to work in return for the unemployment benefit?

Photo of Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha , Plymouth, Devonport

The question which I put on the Paper was whether such representations had been made, and the question has been altered.

Photo of Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland , Birmingham Erdington

I understand that certain unemployed men made an offer to a local authority to work for nothing. Whether, if unemployed men in receipt of benefit undertook work without pay it would involve disallowance of benefit, is a matter for the statutory authorities.

Photo of Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha , Plymouth, Devonport

Will the right hon. Gentleman say which was the authority?

Photo of Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland , Birmingham Erdington

It has slipped my memory, and I will send it to the hon. Member.

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