§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the President of the Local Government Board if he will make an inquiry into the constitution of the local tribunal for the county borough of Blackburn, which consists of five members only, three of whom are employers and one a lawyer, and one a working man who is not recognised as a representative of labour; and whether, in view of his instructions to secure an adequate representation of labour on the local tribunals and on all committees of the tribunal, he proposes to take any action in the matter?
§ Mr. HAYES FISHERMy right hon. Friend understands that the Labour representative on the local tribunal in question is a trade union official. On present information he does not think that the case is one in which he would be justified in interfering with the choice of the local authority.