§ 6. Sir NICHOLAS GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the Secretary for Mines how many working agreements now in operation in the coal-mining industry under the Coal Mines Act, 1930, will again require cons-
§ Mr. SHINWELLAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ Mr. SHINWELLAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The information, so far as available, is as follows:
§ sideration by the National Industrial Board when the hours clauses of the Act expire in July this year?
§ Mr. SHINWELLThe Coal Mines National Industrial Board was established to inquire into any dispute, as to the terms 187 of a proposed agreement in a district, which might be referred to the Board by either party after a failure to settle the dispute in accordance with the arrangements existing for that purpose in the district. It is clearly impossible to give any estimate of the number of disputes (if any) which may be referred to the Board in the future in the circumstances referred to.