§ MR. STEADMAN (Finsbury, Central)To ask the Prime Minister, if he can inform the House when he intends to appoint the Departmental Committee promised by him to inquire into the working of the Fair Wage Resolution of 1147 the House of Commons of 1891, as embodied at present in Government contracts.
(Answered by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.) The terms of reference are at present under consideration. There will be no avoidable delay in appointing the Committee.