§ Mr. HOAREasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention had been drawn to the permanent Royal Commission on unemployment that had recently been appointed in Belgium; and whether he would consider the advisability of creating a similar body, representative of trade industry, and labour interests, to deal with questions of unemployment in the United Kingdom?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Tennant)An account of the Belgian Commission referred to by the hon. Member appeared in the March issue of the "Board of Trade Labour Gazette," of which I am sending him a copy. Their proceedings will be watched with much interest, but I doubt whether, under existing circumstances, there would be any advantage in appointing a similar body in this country.