§ 30. Mr. D. GRENFELLasked the Attorney-General whether he has given consideration to the draft scheme for relief presented by the Central Board for administration of the Gresford relief fund; whether he is satisfied that the conditions for relief are as generous as desired; and whether it is intended to 16 include representatives of the Miners' Federation on the Central Board?
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Sir Thomas Inskip)I am satisfied that the trust deed and scheme which has been prepared on behalf of the Lord Mayor of London and the Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire for the administration of the Gresford Colliery disaster fund fully carry out the intentions of the subscribers and permit the Central Board which will administer the fund to grant relief on as generous a scale as the fund permits. It is not intended to include representatives of the Miners' Federation on the Central Board, but the president of the North Wales Miners' Federation will be a member. Moreover, the scheme provides for a local committee which will act in an executive capacity under the Central Board, and three representatives of the North Wales Miners Federation and three representatives of the Gresford Miners' Lodge, in addition to other local representatives, will be members of this committee.
§ Mr. GRENFELLWill these representatives be actually appointed by the bodies concerned or nominated by some other body?
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERALI think appointed by the body concerned. The scheme which is attached to the deed provides that "the appointed members shall be appointed by the following appointing authorities or bodies," and then the bodies I have mentioned are included.
§ Mr. GRENFELLIs the Gresford Miners' Lodge included, and the Miners' Federation of North Wales?
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERALI have said that the North Wales Miners' Federation and the Gresford Miners' Lodge are -among the appointing bodies.