§ Mr. BARNESasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the representatives on the wage earners' side of the general purposes sub-committee of the East Ham local employment committee have refused to function; and can he state the reasons?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDYes, Sir; the workpeople's representatives on this sub-committee recently refused to continue to deal with claims for benefit as they disagreed with the Department's decisions on certain recommendations.