TRADE UNIONS. (Hansard, 8 May 1939)

§ 2. Mr. Day
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India the number of trades unions, including federations, borne on the registers of India, as at the last convenient date?

§ The Under-Secretary of State for India (Lieut.-Colonel Muirhead)
I regret that I have no figure later than that which I gave in reply to the hon. Member's question of 23rd May, 1938.

§ Mr. Day
How often are these figures forwarded to England?

§ Lieut.-Colonel Muirhead
The administration of the India Trades Union Act is now, of course, a matter for the provincial Governments. My Noble Friend will not normally get the information.

§ Mr. Day
Do I understand that no information is supplied by the provincial Governments?

§ Lieut.-Colonel Muirhead
It is not customary for information in the hands of the provincial Governments referring to these matters to be supplied.