§ 79. Mr. Tinkerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to a resolution carried at the mineworkers' conference at Swansea, a copy of which has been sent to him, asking him to consider a resolution carried unanimously to increase old age pensions to £1 a week; and what answer he has returned to this opinion, expressed on behalf of 500,000 organised workers in the mines?
§ Captain CrookshankThe hon. Member has been good enough to send my right hon. Friend an extract from a newspaper referring to this resolution. The Government's views on this matter were 1817 explained during the Debate on 23rd November last.
§ Mr. TinkerWill the Government be moved at all by pressure from outside? All over the country there is an agitation going on for something to be done. What amount of pressure will compel the Government to move?
§ Mr. FootIs it the fact that the Government's views on this matter will remain unchanged until just before the General Election?