HC Deb 16 November 1916 vol 87 cc1031-2W
Mr. SNOWDEN

asked the Paymaster-General, as the Labour adviser to the Government, what action he has taken or proposes to take to stop the conscription of labour for industrial purposes now going on by employers, by the Government, and by the military?

Mr. A. HENDERSON

If my hon. Friend will furnish me with concrete instances of action taken in violation of the law or of the pledges of His Majesty's Ministers on the subject, I shall be happy to make such representations to the Departments concerned as the circumstances may seem to require.