§ Mr. MARDY JONESasked the Minister of Labour what are the terms of the Umpire's decision that miners who enter a mine in expectation of work on any given working day or days, and are subsequently told by the mine management that there is no work for them on the said day or days, are not entitled to record the said day or days for the purpose of unemployment benefit; will he make representations to the employers to notify the miners, by pithead notices or other means, that work is not available for them on the said day or days before they enter the mine; and, if this course does not prove effective, will be undertake to have the law rectified in this particular?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDI am sending the hon. Member a copy of the Umpire's decision given on 23rd May last, which deals with this matter at some length. As regards the remainder of the question, I have arranged for my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary to have a discussion with the hon. Member and other hon. Members later on this afternoon.