HC Deb 26 October 1944 vol 404 cc342-3
38. Mr. Oldfield

asked the Minister of Health whether he has yet considered the resolution passed by the Manchester City Council on 4th October, 1944, on payment of city councillors for lost time, and submitted to him; and what further action does he contemplate.

Mr. Willink

I have seen the resolution and the report of the city council's General and Parliamentary Committee. The council, I understand, have invited the Association of Municipal Corporations to support the proposal, and I should wish to know the views of that Association and the other local government associations before considering the matter further.

Mr. Oldfield

In view of the importance of this matter and the smallness—and I use the term advisedly—of the Association of Municipal Corporations, will the Minister himself take the initiative and speed up the matter?

Mr.Willink

I find that the Association of Municipal Corporations can move very rapidly.