§ 22. Mr. LAMBERTasked the Minister of Labour if she will, as an experiment, place such sums as would be involved, assuming the present payments of unemployment pay continue for six months, at the disposal of the local authorities in Devon and enable those authorities to execute needful work instead of, as now, making payments with no resultant work being done?
§ Miss BONDFIELDI am afraid I have no power to do what is suggested.
§ Mr. LAMBERTCannot the Minister take the necessary powers? They would be very valuable.
§ Miss BONDFIELDSpecial legislation of a very fundamental character would be required.