§ Mr. BOOTHasked the President of the Board of Trade if he has received a request from the Quarrymen's Union asking to be included in a scheme of unemployment insurance involving a compulsory levy upon the workmen?
Mr. BUXTONA request was received in May, 1910, from the North Wales Quarrymen's Union to be included in the Government Scheme of Insurance Against Unemployment.
§ Mr. BOOTHasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if his proposed Bill for unemployment Insurance will provide for payments to workmen in the trades specified who may be on strike against a reduction of wages, or are locked out by the employers at the dictation of a capitalistic 1181W organisation or trade combination; and (2) whether, in making his statement with reference to his proposed Bill for State insurance of shipbuilders, he meant to include in its scope the workmen engaged in executing Government orders; and whether the scale of benefits will provide for the intervals of unemployment caused by the uncertain patronage of the Admiralty?
Mr. BUXTONI am afraid that I cannot enter into details with regard to the provisions of the Government measure for insurance against unemployment. I shall, however, be prepared to receive and consider any suggestions or representations which my hon. Friend may make to me on the subject.