§ Mr. WARDLEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has communicated with the Rhondda and Swansea Bay and Great Western Railway Companies, asking if they would supply a copy of the working agreement into which they had entered; and, if so, will he say what has been the result of such application?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Churchill)I have not asked the railway companies for a copy of the agreement, which they are under no obligation to supply, but I called their attention to the hon. Member's previous questions on this subject, and was informed by them that they saw no reason for the publication of the agreement.
§ Mr. WARDLEWill the right hon. Gentleman seek for legislative powers to compel them to publish these things?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI am not in a position to make any statement upon that point.