§ Sir H. NIELDasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the increasing dissatisfaction in the tailoring and kindred trades in consequence of the injury to small employers as well as to part-time workers by the operation of the Trade Board; and whether, in view of this and also of the urgency for facilitating employment of part-time workers during this period of unexampled unemployment, he will press forward legislation based upon the recommendations of Viscount Cave's Committee, and in the meantime suspend or modify the operation of the Orders already in force?
§ Sir M. BARLOWI am aware that complaints have been made that certain Trade Board rates pressed hardly on small employers in some of the clothing trades, but my information is that these complaints have been largely met by the substantial reductions and revisions of rates made by the Trade Board during the last 315W 12 months. I am not aware of any complaint that Trade Board rates hamper the employment of part-time workers. With regard to the second part of the question, the Government are carefully examining the working of the Trade Boards Acts in the light of the Report of Lord Cave's Committee.