§ 20 and 21. Mr. MACLEANasked the Minister of Labour (1) whether he is aware that the Govan Parish Council and the Govan Employment Exchange have an arrangement between them that an unemployed man or woman in receipt of parish council relief must have a card stamped once each week by the local Exchange; and whether he can state the number of cards which the Exchange officials have refused to stamp in March, April, and May, 1928;
(2) whether he is aware that James Macdonald, 179, Langlands Road, Govan, is expected to have his card stamped at the Govan Employment Exchange on Thursday morning at 9.45; that on Thursday, 30th May, Macdonald went to Murray and Napier's shipyard at Old Kilpatrick to apply for work at 7 a.m., and when he returned to Govan at 10.45 a.m. the clerks refused to stamp his card; that Macdonald returned to the Exchange again at 2.10 p.m., and the clerks again refused to stamp his card, and on both occasions refused to listen to any explanation of 972 or reason for being late; that as a result of the refusal of the clerks at the Exchange to stamp his card Macdonald had 3s. deducted by the Govan Parish Council from his parish relief; and whether he can state the reason why the Exchange officials refused to stamp his card?
§ Sir A. STEEL - MAITLANDI am having inquiries made with regard to these questions, and will communicate with the hon. Member as soon as possible.