§ MR. CLAUDE HAYI beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board if he will state when the Unemployed Bill promised in the King's Speech will be introduced in the House of Commons.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. JOHN BURNS, Battersea)I am not at present in a position to fix a date for the introduction of the Bill.
§ MR. PICKERSGILL (Bethnal Green, S.W)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board if he will state upon what date he asked for the Report from the London Central Unemployed Committee; what are the specific matters to be reported upon; when he expects that he will receive the Report; and whether he will lay upon the Table a copy of the correspondence which has up to the present passed between him and the London Central Unemployed Committee.
§ MR. JOHN BURNSSome time since, at an interview at which the Chairman and Secretary of the Central (Unemployed) Body for London were present, I stated that I should be glad to have from that body a preliminary Report on their work, and on Friday last I wrote stating that I was desirous of obtaining such a Report, made up to March 31st last or as near thereto as practicable, not later than three weeks from the date of the letter. A have intimated that the Report should 192 be as comprehensive as possible, and I am in. personal communication with the Chairman on the subject. The only correspondence relative to the Report is the letter to which I have referred. If my hon. friend desires it, I shall be happy to give him a a copy of it.