§ 35. Viscount CURZONasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the new demands on behalf of the miners and certain classes of railway workers; and whether he will give an assurance that any negotiations that may be carried on by His Majesty's Government will be given the fullest publicity' in order that the country may be kept fully informed as to the facts of the situation?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe claims put forward on behalf of the miners are being discussed between the represenatives of the miners and the Coal Controller and representatives of the coal owners. Similarly the railwaymen's claims are to be discussed by the National Wages Board which has been set up by the Minister of Transport. Negotiations would not in many cases be assisted if at every stage the contentions of parties were reduced to rigid statement and became the subject of public comment. Care 30 will, however, be taken to give full publicity to the facts of the situation when the circumstances render this course expedient and practicable.