London, May 20.
The Unemployment Insurance Bill, introduced by the Government, pasted the second reading in the
a division.
House of Commons to-day without 'The Minister of Labour, Mr, Tom Shaw, explained that it' abolished the gap: period during which unemployed hail hitherto not received Benefit. It gives for the first time benefits to boys and girls between 14 and 16 years of age of 4/~ and 5/- 8 week respectively, provides. me Structional courses. for them when unemployed, increases men's" and women's unemployment benefit and also the allowance for dependents fand children, and removes the disqualification' "from. benefit for workers indirectly unemployed through a dispute, Agricultural workers are not embraced by the Dill, Afr. Shaw declared. that the scheme was, financially sound, The opponents of the Dill declared that it extended the dole system and {did not advance the unemployment schemes, which it had been expected that the Government had eat and dried, They contended that eh would be prematurely employed in industry, instead of being kept fat sehocl. The Conservatives. in-
Fisted that drastic amendments were necessary in Committee.
The question of the Government's Jack of employment plans is likely to be raised in an acute form on Thursday, when a doubtful division Phenomenal Deeveave Due to Government London, May 21.
The attack on My. Tem ter ut Labuvr, on the rab ployment Ins House of Com number the Government took office. "Replying to supplementary ques-the Minister of Labour eaid that the members of the Opposition would have a better opportunity of scalping him to-morrow, when. he would show that the phenomenal de-unemployment was direetan p doe ren cee cee See the Goverment 4
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