HC Deb 09 February 1911 vol 21 c581W
Mr. TYSON WILSON

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of advisory committees there are formed under the Labour Exchanges Act, and the towns or districts in which they are established?

Mr. BUXTON

Advisory trade committees under the Labour Exchanges Act have already been appointed by the Board of Trade in the following nine areas:—London and the Home Counties, West Midlands, East Midlands, Liverpool and District, Manchester and District, Yorkshire West Biding (Northern section), Yorkshire West Biding (Southern Section), West of England, and South Wales. Arrangements are in progress for the formation of such committees in Scotland, Ireland, the North-East Coast, Hampshire, and the Eastern Counties. In addition, special advisory committees for juvenile employment have been appointed in a number of towns.