§ 10. Mr. KIRKWOODasked the Minister of Labour the names of the chairmen of the Courts of Referees who sit at Dumbarton and Clydebank Employment Exchanges, and the amounts of fees drawn from 1st June, 1930, to 1st June, 1931?
§ 11. Mr. LAWTHERasked the Minister of Labour the names of the chairmen of Courts of Referees in the county of Durham, and the amounts paid for their services from January to December, 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1930, respectively?
§ 12. Mr. McGOVERNasked the Minister of Labour the names of the chairmen of Courts of Referees in all Employment Exchanges in Glasgow, and the amounts of money drawn at each Employment Exchange from 1st June, 1930, to 1st June, 1931, by each person as chairman?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThese questions ask for details of the sums paid to chairmen of Courts of Referees. I have previously replied to similar questions in one or two cases, but these further questions involve a good deal more detail
§ months, six months, and for longer periods than six months?
§ Miss BONDFIELDAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ and consequent labour in extracting the figures and might obviously be followed by many others. I am inclined to think that if such information is to be given it should be given for the whole country in the form of a White Paper, and if there is any general desire for this I will consider it.
§ Mr. KIRKWOODIs not the right hon. Lady aware of the fact that she gave the amounts and figures for Glasgow for Parkhead and for Bridgeton Employment Exchanges? I do not see why there should be any more difficulty in giving the same information now asked for in regard to Dumbarton.
§ Mr. SPEAKERThat is a reply to the right hon. Lady's answer. If the hon. Member wants to ask a question he can do so, but he must not make a statement.
§ Mr. KIRKWOODIs the right hon. Lady aware that she gave these figures for Bridgeton and Parkhead?
§ Miss BONDFIELDI have said that I have previously replied to similar questions in one or two cases, and if we are 1435 going to have a lot of questions all along the line, I should prefer, if it is really desired, to give this information collectively.
§ Mr. LAWTHERWhen the right hon. Lady proposes to give the name of these chairmen of courts of referees and the amounts they receive, will she also consider the question of reducing the amount that is paid?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThat question does not arise out of the answer.
§ Mr. McGOVERNI should like to ask a definite question as to whether the right hon. Lady means that she is going to give the information in a White Paper?
§ Miss BONDFIELDI have said that I will give it, if there is a general desire.
§ Mr. McGOVERNI have asked a question with regard to Glasgow, and I desire that information for a certain purpose; I want to know if it is the intention of the right hon. Lady to give that information? She is evading the question.
§ Miss BONDFIELDI must ask the hon. Member to wait and see.
16. Miss LEEasked the Minister of Labour the number of women members of courts of referees in the United Kingdom and Scotland, respectively?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe number of women members of courts of referees panels in Great Britain is 3,896, of whom 499 are in Scotland.