§ 58. Mr. LANSBURYasked the Minister of Labour whether he will cause an inquiry to be made as to the situations provided in Greater London for men from the mining areas, taking the first 10 cases in each 100 boys and men dealt with, showing the nature of employment, wages and conditions of employment, duration of job, and how many of these selected cases are still in employment; and will he inquire as to what provision is made for housing or lodging these men, are any placed in lodging-houses provided for the London County Council or private persons, and how many of the men transferred are married and have brought their wives and families with them?
§ Mr. BETTERTONIn the case of boys transferred from distressed areas there is machinery for keeping in touch with them and obtaining information with regard to them at short intervals. Such machinery is obviously not appropriate for adults, but I will consider whether it is practicable to make the suggested inquiries in a proportion of cases.
§ Mr. LANSBURYWill the hon. Gentleman be good enough to answer the last part of the question?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThat will be part of the inquiries which I propose to make, and which, I hope, will answer the whole of the hon. Gentleman's questions.
§ Mr. LANSBURYAre these men brought to London without any provision being made as to where they are to be housed, or under what conditions they are to be housed?
§ Mr. BETTERTONNo, Sir; but, as I have said, I am considering whether it will be practicable to make inquiries into the whole of these matters, including the last point raised by the hon. Member.
§ Mr. KELLYCan the hon. Gentleman state what is the machinery that is in operation for looking after the young people referred to?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThat is set out very fully in the Memorandum issued by the Department, of which I will send the hon. Member a copy. He will find it particularly in paragraphs 6, 11 and 13.