§ 42. Sir KINGSLEY WOODasked the Minister of Labour whether she can make any statement concerning the policy of the Government in relation to unemployment and industrial transference; and whether she can give the latest official information as to the effect of such transference on the figures of unemployment in the particular districts concerned and the present position of such schemes?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Miss Bondfield)I would refer the right hon. Member to the Command Paper laid on Thursday last containing statements of Government policy made by my right hon. Friends the Minister of Health and Minister of Transport to representatives of local authorities. As regards the effect of transference on employment in the areas to which men are transferred, no statistics are available.
§ Sir K. WOODHas the right hon. Lady changed her opinion in any way as regards this question of transference?
§ Mr. MUGGERIDGEIs not that an insinuation?