82. Sir LAMING WORTHINGTONEVANSasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will lay upon the Table a copy of the memorandum presented by the Treasury to the chairman of the Royal Commission on Unemployment Insurance?
§ 86. Sir A. POWNALLasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make available for Members of Parliament the memorandum submitted by the Treasury to the Royal Commission on unemployment?
§ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (Mr. Philip Snowden)This memorandum, along with other evidence taken by the Commission on the tenth day of its proceedings, will be published as a non-parliamentary publication towards the end of next week, and will be available to hon. Members on application in the usual manner.
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSCannot the right hon. Gentleman expedite publication, as, next Wednesday, there is a Motion for a Vote of Censure which will probably raise this question? If he does not publish the memorandum until after that, he will deprive the House of information except such as has been given in the "Times."
§ Mr. SNOWDENI will see if that can be done. If I remember rightly, the evidence of the Treasury expert and of 2095 the Government Actuary was reported practically in full, but I will see if it can be expedited.
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSI wish the right hon. Gentleman could be more hopeful in the matter. It is only a question of printing. Surely he could promise it by the end of this week?
§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYWill the right hon. Gentleman publish all the evidence given in this memorandum?
§ Mr. SNOWDENYes, certainly.
§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYI mean from all sources and not only the Treasury memorandum.
§ Mr. SNOWDENOh, no.
§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYCan we have it in due course?