§ MR. BELL (Derby)To ask the President of the Local Government Board if he can state when the distress committee was formed in Barrow-in-Furness; how many unemployed workmen had registered their names on the unemployed register; when did the distress committee apply for a grant from the Government's unemployed fund; when was the grant made; and for how much.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) The official papers relating to this matter are in the hands of my inspector who is holding an inquiry to-day at Barrow and I cannot therefore give precise replies to ell these Questions. I may say, however, that the distress committee was formed in 1905, that the number of registered applicants on 9th November was 1,757, and that on the 14th instant a payment of £500 was made to the committee, and a similar payment on the 16th.