§ 21. Mr. T. Williams (for Mr. Paling)asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the terms of the notice sent to other Government Departments informing them of the circumstances of the dismissal of the five men from the dockyards in case those men might apply for entry into other Government industrial establishments?
Lord StanleyNo, Sir. I think the hon. Member will agree that it is quite inadvisable to publish confidential communications between one Government Department and another.
§ Mr. WilliamsIn view of the fact that these communications condemn these men to become more or less permanent recipients of public assistance, does the Noble Lord not think they ought to know the contents of the message?
Lord StanleyThe hon. Member is quite wrong in saying that these communications condemn these men before all employers.
§ Mr. WilliamsAre private employers likely to employ men who have been prohibited from being engaged in any Government establishment?