HC Deb 08 May 1923 vol 163 cc2165-6

Names of persons who have not been furnished with Certificates of Indemnity:

HORACE E. AVORY.

JOHN SANKEY.

Dated this 3rd day of May, 1923.

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Colonel Leslie Wilson)

I beg to move, "That the said Certificate and Report be entered in the Journals of this House."

Mr. J. JONES

Are any of these gentlemen whose names have been mentioned occupying public positions in that district?

Mr. PRINGLE

I wish to call the attention of the House to the fact that in the last Session I put a question to the Minister of Labour with regard to one of the men whose names appear in the Schedule —one, indeed, whose name is exempted from the indemnity. I put to the Minister of Labour the question whether he was not an official of the Ministry of Labour, and had been an agent for the purposes of this election? I received a denial at that time, and was referred to somewhat contemptuously by the Minister of Labour in relation thereto. I hope that the Minister of Labour will take an opportunity of having his information corrected in that respect.

Mr. J. JONES

Can I have an answer to my question? Are some of these men public officials occupying positions of responsibility in the district? I would like to have an inquiry held into the question whether these people who have been guilty of corrupt practices are public officials.

Mr. SPEAKER

That must be dealt with, first of all, by means of a question placed on the Paper. The only matter with which we are concerned at the moment is the Report of the Judges, which I have read exactly as it reached me.

Mr. JONES

Will the Minister responsible hold an inquiry into this matter?

Mr. SPEAKER

The hon. Member had better put that question on the Paper.

Question put, and agreed to.

Ordered, "That the said Certificate and Report be entered in the Journals of this House."

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