HC Deb 26 March 1896 vol 39 cc184-5
SIR ALBERT ROLLIT (Islington, S.)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, whether the Government will move, or give facilities for moving, for a Committee on the Current Wage Clause in Government contracts, having regard to the count-out on 24th March; and, if so, when?

MR. SYDNEY BUXTON (Tower Hamlets, Poplar)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the Government, in accordance with the general feeling expressed in the House of Tuesday evening, will move for the Committee then asked for, and whether the reference to the Committee will be identical with the terms of the Resolution agreed to on Tuesday?

MR. R. ASCROFT (Oldham)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, whether the Government, considering the strong feeling in the country on the question of the Current Wage Clause in Government contracts, will, with a view to allay such feeling, move as early as possible for the appointment of a Select Committee to consider the question of the administration of the Fair Wages Resolution of February 1891.

THIS FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY

The Government will appoint the Committee to deal with this question, as I have more than once assured the House. The terms of reference will substantially be the same as those of the Motion of Tuesday; but I do not pledge myself to a phrase or a word.