§ 77. Major NEWMANasked whether the Board that was appointed more than two months ago by the War Committee to determine all questions arising between Government Departments relating to the allocation or economic utilisation of manpower for the purpose of the successful prosecution of the War and, in order to give effect to its determination, to direct the Government Departments concerned to create the machinery necessary to coordinate their activities in regard to the distribution or utilisaion of men and 461 women, can be required by Parliament to lay before the House any account of its work; and, if so, will he say to whom should the demand be addressed?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI am not aware that Parliament has any specific power to require the Man-Power Distribution Board to render an account of its work, but both the Board itself and the War Committee who appointed it are most anxious to give to this House all the information about the Board's operations which could be given without injury to the public interest, and a full account of the Board's work will be given in the forthcoming Debate.
§ Major NEWMANTo whom are we to address ordinary questions from day to day relating to man-power? Is it to the Prime Minister?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI cannot make any better suggestion than to the Prime Minister. If the question does not suit his Department they will be transferred to some other.