§ Sir W. SUGDENasked the Minister of Labour if he will consider schemes presented to him by cotton-spinning companies and others whose employés are also the owners of the companies, who at present are (extremely under-employed and in many cases are properly receiving unemployment pay, to enable such grants to be made co-operatively and thus enable the firms to provide competitive trade for the workers concerned?
§ Major BOYD-CARPENTERWe are ready to give careful consideration to any schemes having for their object the reduction of unemployment. I would, however, remind the hon. Member that we have no power to make payments out of the Unemployment Fund otherwise than for the statutory benefits payable to beneficiaries for whom work is not available.