§ Mr. G. BARKERasked the Minister of Health, respecting Circular 251 issued by his Department, if he has found a form of words that will give a man the 100 per cent. wages without waiting to fulfil a probationary period providing a man knows a job and gives a full day's work on it; if he has issued a statement to this effect to the local authorities as promised on 8th November last; and, if so, will he furnish Members with a copy of this statement?
§ Sir A. MONDI am sending the hon. Member a copy of a circular letter addressed to local authorities by the Unemployment Grants Committee on the 23rd November, which contains the decisions of the Government on the question of the rates of wages to be paid to men engaged on unemployment schemes.