§ 45. Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDasked the Prime Minister whether it is now his intention to carry out his proposal for dealing with unemployment by a committee over which he will himself preside 600 as Prime Minister and which will be modelled on the Committee of Imperial Defence?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe arrangements for dealing with unemployment have been announced in the House on a number of occasions and I do not propose at the moment to make any change in these arrangements. I would refer the right hon. Gentleman to the Debate reported in the OFFICIAL REPORT of the 28th May last, especially columns 1382 and 1390. Moreover, as regards the future, a Committee modelled on the Committee of Imperial Defence would require to be preceded by a willingness by all parties to serve if invited.
§ Mr. ERNEST BROWNIs this a joke or do we cry "shame" as did the citizens of West Bromwich?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDCan the Prime Minister tell me to whom questions on unemployment generally should be addressed?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI have answered that question several times. Questions which cover more than one Department should be addressed to the Lord Privy Seal, and questions dealing with a Department to the head of that Department.