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Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment.

– in the House of Commons on 13 March 1929.

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    15. asked the Minister of Labour the number of prosecutions instituted by his Department for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date against employers for failing to stamp the...

  • Building Trade. (8 speeches)

    16. asked the Minister of Labour how many persons were unemployed in the building trade in England and Wales at the last available date; and how the figures compare with that date a year ago?

  • Exchange Facilities, Tipton. (2 speeches)

    17. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction among the unemployed signing at the Tipton Employment Exchange owing to the frequent existence of queues; and will he...

  • Single Men. (2 speeches)

    18. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that unemployed single men in the depressed areas are in great distress, being ineligible for unemployment relief, disqualified for parish...

  • Aliens (Clerical Employment). (2 speeches)

    19. asked the Minister of Labour, before permits are granted to aliens to take up clerical employment in Britain, whether the employer is required to state the wage or salary he is prepared to pay?

  • Migrants (Continued Insurance). (2 speeches)

    21. asked the Minister of Labour whether, with a view to removing obstacles to Empire settlement, he has under consideration schemes whereby migrants insured in this country under the...

  • Transfer of Workers. (7 speeches)

    22. asked the Minister of Labour whether any complaints have been received by his Department that, owing to the transference of miners from distressed areas, persons have been unable to secure...

  • Statistics. (6 speeches)

    23. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give the total loss in working days through unemployment since the 8th November, 1920, and the loss through industrial disputes in the same period?

  • Benefit Disallowed. (18 speeches)

    27. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is now in a position to state the nature and volume of evidence which convinced the authorities at the Stratford Employment Exchange that the late Mr....

  • Slough. (6 speeches)

    29. asked the Minister of Labour what number of local workers and of men from other districts, respectively, have been found employment by the Slough Employment Exchange since the 1st January;...

  • Insurance Fund (Government Contribution). (5 speeches)

    31. asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the growing indebtedness of the unemployment insurance fund to the Exchequer, it is proposed to increase the Government contribution to the...

  • Exchange Attendance. (2 speeches)

    32. asked the Minister of Labour whether he has received any complaint that the practice of signing on at Employment Exchanges in the morning results in many unemployed losing the chance of...