§ 69. Mr. OLDFIELDasked the Minister of Transport whether, in cases where the Ministry co-operate with, or make grants to, local authorities, such grants have in the past been conditional upon the insertion of a Fair Wage Clause, applying both to any direct work or any contract work undertaken by such local authorities; and whether he will consider the advisability of invariably inserting such a Clause?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONGrants from the Road Fund are conditional upon the insertion of the Fair Wages Clauses in any contracts entered into in connection with the works to which the grant relates. Such a condition does not appear to be applicable to works carried out directly by local authorities themselves.
§ Mr. W. J. BROWNCan the hon. Member say whether, in connection with grants under the Unemployment Scheme as well as the Colonial Development Scheme, the same kind of Clause will be inserted?
§ Mr. MORRISONThat is hardly a question for me.
§ 75. Lieut.-Colonel ACLAND-TROYTEasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that many unclassified roads of great local importance are not scheduled because they are not used to any large extent for through traffic; and whether he will allow such roads to be scheduled and to receive grants for their upkeep during this year?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONI would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the answer which I gave on the 10th 432 instant to the Member for the Melton Division (Mr. Everard), of which I am sending him a copy.