§ Mr. ALLEN PARKINSONasked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been drawn to the resignation of Councillor Lawrence Flood from the; Ministry of Labour Committee in Manchester, accompanied by a protest against the Establishment Branch of the Department giving posts in Employment Exchanges to persons who have retired from business, whilst ex-service men are out of employment; and whether he will inquire into this matter with a view to removing the cause of the protest if well-founded?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAI understand that a letter of resignation in these terms was under consideration at the last meeting of the Manchester and District Local Employment Committee on the 3rd April, and that the chairman of the committee is seeing Councillor Flood with a view to obtaining from him precise particulars of the cases to which he wishes to draw attention. I will communicate, the result, to my hon. Friend.