HC Deb 31 July 1900 vol 87 cc172-3
MR. LLOYD-GEORGE (Carnarvon Boroughs)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the Board of Trade furnished the Press with a copy of his letter of the 26th instant to Mr. Bell, of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, and Mr. Bell's reply thereto; and whether he has communicated since with the Great Eastern Railway Company, and whether the company have replied; and, if so, what is the tenour and the date of that reply, and has it been handed to the representatives of the men and to the press.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. RITCHIE,) Croydon

The answer to the first question is in the negative. In answer to the second question I have to say that I have had no formal communication with the railway company, and no communication has been made to the press.

MR. LLOYD-GEORGE

Are the company prepared to receive the delegates elected by the men?

MR. RITCHIE

I am afraid I can add nothing to my answer.