§ 46. Mr. SMEDLEY CROOKEasked the Prime Minister if he will consider the advisability of changing the designation of the Ministry of Labour to the Ministry of Employment, the Minister of Labour to Minister of Employment, the Labour Exchange to Employment Exchange, as the inference was held in some poor industrial districts that what is known as labour pay comes from the Labour party?
§ The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Baldwin)The time to consider any change in the title of the Ministry of Labour would be in connection with a review of the more general question of the reallocation among different Departments of the functions of Government and would even in itself involve legislation. The change in name from "Labour Exchange" to "Employment Exchange," which my hon. Friend now suggests, was made more than 10 years ago.
§ Mr. MACLEANHas the right hon. Gentleman considered the advisability of re-naming these Exchanges the Ministry of Unemployment Exchanges?