§ MR. CROOKS (Woolwich)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he will make a statement before the recess, to the House, as to what action he proposes to take, if any, with regard to advising the various Departments of the Stale during the recess to deal efficiently with the unemployed, which are an increasing number in the United Kingdom.
§ SIR HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)Before my right hon. friend answers this Question, may I ask him if he has considered the influence on the state of affairs indicated in the Question of the hon. Member for Woolwich, as to the increasing number of unemployed m the United Kingdom, of free competing imports without reciprocity, and the unrestricted immigration of destitute aliens?
§ THE PRIME MINISTER AND FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR, Manchester, E.)Without travelling over the wide field suggested by my hon. and gallant friend, I may say, in answer to the hon. Gentleman opposite, that this question is constantly under the consideration of the Local Government Board, and the hon. Member may be 1219 quite sure that there will be no neglect of it on the part of His Majesty's Government.
§ MR. FLAVINIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that thousands of white men now unemployed in London would be prepared to go to work in the Transvaal mines if they were guaranteed 10s. a day?