§ 31. Mr. TINKERasked the Secretary for Mines when he will be able to place upon the Table of the House his proposals for securing the transfer of unemployed miners from one district to another and for giving such miners the first chance of obtaining colliery employment?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of LABOUR (Mr. Betterton)I have been asked to reply. My right hon. Friend cannot make any statement till he has received the replies of the various organisations to which proposals were communicated on 18th March.
§ Mr. TINKERCan the hon. Gentleman say what has caused the delay?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe delay, I am afraid, has been with the organisations to whom we have addressed our proposals. We have received acknowledgments from them, but we have as yet had no substantive answers.
§ Mr. BETTERTONThey have all acknowledged the proposals of my right hon. Friend, but none has given a substantive reply.