§ 4. Mr. DAYasked the Lord Privy Seal whether any schemes for the purpose of relieving unemployment have been submitted to him by the Southwark Borough Council; and, if so, what action he has taken in the matter?
Mr. THOMASThe Southwark Borough Council applied to the Unemployment Grants Committee on 29th October for assistance on terms not involving the employment of transferred men in respect of street paving works estimated to cost about £10,000. The Council was informed that assistance could only be granted provided employment was given to a proportion of men transferred from the depressed mining areas. This is still a necessary condition, but the proportion of transferred labour may now be modified on the lines announced in the House on the 4th November.
Commander WILLIAMSWill the Lord Privy Seal explain why transferred labour is so good now when it was not six months ago?