§ 4. Sir NICHOLAS GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the Minister of Labour what action she proposes to take following the recent High Court decision excluding stokers, 328 huntsmen, hospital storekeepers, public baths attendants, and other workers from unemployment insurance?
§ Miss BONDFIELDI can take no action without legislation. I may point out that except in the case of certain classes of stokers, the High Court decisions relating to these workers are not recent but were given in 1927 or earlier.
§ Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLEWill the right hon. Lady give some attention to the extreme hardship existing in these cases, and call for an investigation?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThese matters have received very great consideration both from this Government and from previous Governments.