§ 47. Brigadier-General SURTEESasked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that more than 100,000 mining officials, including managers, under managers, engineers, commercial staffs, and all kinds of surface and underground officials, and also general workers, are entirely unrepresented on the present Coal Commission; and what steps he proposes to take in order to remedy this injustice to the middle class in mining and other workers engaged in the by-product and general mining industry who are not members of the Miners' Federation?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Sir R. Horne)The Prime Minister has asked me to reply to this question. The Coal Commission has been carrying out its duties through a long series of meetings, and it is obvious that its composition cannot now be changed. The Government, however, believe that the interests of those to whom the hon. and gallant Member refers will not be overlooked.