§ *SIR CHARLES W. DILKEI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention has been directed to the statements with regard to truck in the Potteries on pages 197, 198 of the Report of the Chief Inspector of Factories and Workshops; and if he will inquire of the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Truck if the practices there referred to, involving customary payments and stoppages, are being dealt with by the Departmental Committee.
§ MR. GLADSTONEYes, Sir; I am aware of the statements to which my right hon. friend refers; and I understand that the points raised have been under the consideration of the Departmental Committee on Truck.