HC Deb 10 March 1919 vol 113 c873
50. Commander BELLAIRS

asked the Prime Minister, in view of the fact that secrecy of the ballot was established to protect working men and women from intimidation, whether the Government will now take steps to establish by law a similar system of secret voting in any trades union?

The MINISTER of LABOUR (Sir R. Horne)

The attention of the Government has not been drawn to any cases of intimidation of working men and women in connection with voting under trade union methods, and accordingly it is not a matter in which the Government would desire to take any action.

Commander BELLAIRS

Is it not a matter for Government action, seeing that these bodies are organised with a view to influencing deliberately the policy of the country?