§ Mr. WATTasked the President of the Board of Trade whether of the twelve members of the four Trade Boards set up 807 to deal with sweated wages who have been nominated by his Department not one has been chosen to represent Scotland on these Boards; and, if so, can he say why his Department should thus fail to recognise the claims of the workers everywhere?
Mr. BUXTONI have already informed my hon. Friend that it is not the function of the appointed members on Trade Boards to represent any particular interest or locality, and that this function is performed by the representative members. I am sending my hon. Friend a short printed memorandum on the Trade Boards Act which I hope will make the matter quite clear.