HC Deb 26 July 1926 vol 198 c1670
5. Mr. SCURR

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether it is the intention of the Government of India to allocate seats for labour representatives on the Councils of Madras and Bengal?

Earl WINTERTON

In the Madras Council there are at present no special seats for labour, and it is not proposed to create any, but it is proposed to increase the special representation for the depressed classes from five seats to 10. The Bengal Council has at present two labour seats, and it is proposed to add one for the depressed classes.