§ MR. H. E. KEARLEY (Devonport)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether he can state when the Committee to inquire into the alleged grievances of postal employés will be appointed; also the names of those who will comprise it?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. ARNOLD MORLEY, Nottingham, E.)I am glad to be able to state that I have secured the co-operation of Lord Tweedmouth (Chairman), Sir Francis Mowatt, K.C.B., Sir Arthur Godley, K.C.B., Mr. Spencer Walpole, and Mr. H. Llewellyn Smith (Labour Commissioner at the Board of Trade) as members of the Committee. The Committee have held a preliminary meeting to-day.
§ MR. KEARLEYasked whether the Inquiry would be a public one?
§ MR. A. MORLEYsaid, that he understood that the Inquiry would be a public one—that was to say, the newspaper reporters would be present, but he could not say that the public would be admitted.
§ MR. ALPHEUS MORTONasked what instructions had been given to the Committee?
§ MR. A. MORLEYsaid, that the terms of reference would be those which he had read to the House before the recess.