§ Mr. MACQUISTENasked the Minister of Labour if he is giving any consideration to the objections to the draft Order for a trade board lodged on behalf of the aerated waters industry in Scotland; and can he state why a poster was issued by the Ministry, dated 5th March, 1919, inviting nominations to a trade board?
§ Sir ROBERT HORNEAfter careful consideration of the memorandum submitted by the Scottish Federation of Aerated Waters Manufacturers' and Beer Bottlers' Associations, and of the representations made by a deputation from the federation to my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour, as to the desirability of establishing a separate trade board for Scotland, I have made an Order, which was published on the 11th March, applying the Trade Boards Acts to the aerated waters trade. The poster referred to in the question was issued in order to bring the proposed establishment of a trade board or trade boards to the notice of workers in the trade and to give them the opportunity of nominating candidates in good time, so that there might be no undue delay in the formation of the board or boards.
§ Mr. MACQUISTENasked the Minister of Labour if he intends to insist upon establishing a trade board for the aerated waters industry notwithstanding the strong opposition of the industry in Scotland; and is he aware of the unanimous opinion in Scotland that there should be a separate trade board for Scotland as there must be for Ireland?
§ Sir ROBERT HORNEAs indicated in the answer to the previous question, I have made an Order, after full consideration, applying the Trade Boards Acts to the aerated waters trade. I am giving sympathetic consideration to the question whether, in the circumstances of the case, it would be advisable to establish separate trade boards for England and Scotland instead of a joint board for Great Britain, in accordance with the usual practice.