§ 48. Mr. E. Dunnasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered at the Barnsley Employment Exchange in the months of July, August, and September in the years 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935 and 1936; and, correspondingly, the numbers for January, February and March in the same years?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MuirheadAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ consultation, to represent to him the views of his officers, so far as may be appropriate.
Mr. GartlandDid Sir George Gillett and Sir Malcolm Stewart consult with the District Commissioners as to the proposal?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MuirheadThis is a matter for Sir George Gillett and Sir Malcolm Stewart.
Mr. GartlandIs the hon. and gallant Gentleman unable to tell me whether these Commissioners have been consulted?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MuirheadWe naturally rely on the chief Commissioner to put forward the views of his subordinates as far as it is appropriate.
§ Mr. James GriffithsAre we to gather that the Commissioners have not been consulted, nor have they approved the Government's proposals which we are to discuss to-day?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MuirheadThe hon. Member is not entitled to assume that at all.