§ 65. Mr. TAYLORasked the Minister of Labour whether any trade board other than the Grocery Trade Board (England and Wales) has been suspended or abolished; and, if so, for what reasons?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative, and the second part, therefore, does not arise.
§ 66. Mr. TAYLORasked the Minister of Labour what is the reason why the Grocery Trade Board (England and Wales), established over five years ago, is not functioning; whether the employers concerned have submitted any evidence to show that the need for the trade board does not exist; and whether he is aware that the chairman of the workers' side has resigned from the board as a protest against the treatment meted out to the board by him?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDWith regard to the first two parts of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to the hon. Member for Cambridge (Sir D. Newton) on the 25th March, of which I am sending him a copy. With regard to the last part of the question, I regret to say that Mr. Turner has tendered his resignation from the workers' side of the hoard, as a protest against the decision to make an inquiry into the conditions actually prevailing in the trade.