§ 27 and 28. Mr. HALL-CAINEasked the Lord Privy Seal (1) if he can state the substance of any arrangement come to between officers of the Liverpool City Council and a representative of the Unemployment Grants Committee at a meeting held in Liverpool on Tuesday, 28th January;
(2) if any further grants have been approved to the Liverpool City Council for the relief of unemployment since 28th January?
Mr. THOMASThe discussion in Liverpool on Tuesday the 28th January resulted in the removal of some misunderstanding as to the nature of the schemes for which grants might be recommended by the Unemployment Grants Committee, and it is hoped that the Liverpool Town Council will be able to submit schemes of a greater employment value than the majority of those so far put forward. The Committee met yesterday for the first time since the discussion took place. At that meeting they recommended grants in respect of two schemes of a minor character put forward by the Council.
§ Mr. HALL-CAINEMay I ask whether the representative of the Unemployment Grants Committee had any authority to tell the officers of the Liverpool City Council that in formulating their plans of work the relief of unemployment was to be a secondary consideration?
Mr. THOMASI know nothing of the statement. The officer in question is not under my jurisdiction. If the hon. Member will put down a question, I will ascertain the facts.