HC Deb 10 March 1952 vol 497 c1007
42. Mr. T. Price

asked the Minister of National Insurance if he can now make a statement on the working of local appeal tribunals, with particular reference to the avoidance wherever possible of purely formal or abortive hearings of matters within the jurisdiction of the Minister himself.

Mr. Peake

Arrangements are being made to meet the point which the hon. Member has in mind, and I hope to put them into operation shortly.

Mr. Price

I am much obliged to the right hon. Gentleman, but will he bear in mind that my purpose in drawing attention to this matter was not to suggest any alteration in the machinery of justice, which is still far from perfect in the Department, but rather to draw attention to the loss of wages and time being sustained by the workers, the inconvenience to employers, and the loss of public money?