§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Home Secretary the present position of the dispute between the Amalgamated Union of Clothiers' Operatives and the Employers' Federation on the question of the employment of women; whether a meeting between the two has been held, and, if not, why this has not been done, as was promised by the Home Office; and will he at once get into touch with the hon. Member for Loughborough, who is chairman of the Employers' Federation, and try to arrange the conference, in view of the fact that the ranks of the operatives are being rapidly increased by the introduction of women, for whom there are no recognised rates of pay?
43. Mr. EDMUND HARVEYasked the Home Secretary whether he has yet been able to bring together the representatives of the employers and of the workers affected by the dispute in the garment working trade at Leeds; and whether he is in a position to make any statement on the matter, in view of the critical stage that has been reached?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Brace)A conference with representatives from a number of branches of the Operatives' Society took place yesterday, and 813 conferences with the Employers' Association and with the executive of the Operatives' Society are being held to-day. It is hoped that a settlement may be reached.