§ Mr. BOOTHasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether the confidential information given to a representative of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows related to questions concerning only the friendly orders, and did not affect in any way the employers of labour in the country or the working classes generally; (2) if confidential information was given to a representative of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows upon the scheme of unemployment insurance as well as the scheme for sickness and invalidity insurance; and (3) if he can see his way to restore liberty of speech to the representative of the Manchester Unity upon the question of unemployment insurance whilst still binding him to secrecy upon the sickness and invalidity insurance scheme?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEAs the information to which my hon. Friend refers was confidential it is not possible to make any statement regarding it.