HC Deb 01 August 1924 vol 176 c2410W
Mr. MACLEAN

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will supply Members of Parliament with copies of the various instructions and regulations issued to employment exchange officials and to rota committees since February, 1924?

Mr. SHAW

Apart from the fact that the printing of the copies of these documents which would be necessary for distribution would entail considerable expense, I do not think it would be right to depart from the established practice of treating instruction to exchanges as confidential. All points of policy, however, of any importance, are dealt with in Regulations or in Memoranda issued to Local Employment Committees, copies of which are placed in the Library of the House.