§ 26. Mr. P. Wellsasked the President of the Board of Trade how often the Board of Trade Advisory Committee, set up under the Local Employment Act, meets.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonThis Committee meets regularly once a month and more often if the necessity arises.
§ Mr. WellsWill the Minister use his influence to get the Committee to meet more frequently so as to review the backlog of applications, particularly those referring to the Isle of Sheppey?
§ Mr. MacphersonThe Committee is meeting tomorrow and is getting on fast with its task. The House will, I am sure, appreciate that this is a voluntary body and cannot be expected to meet much more often than it is doing.