§ Mr. D. GRAHAMasked the Minister of Labour whether she is aware that a number of miners were sent from Hamilton Employment Exchange to Blackpool for training and were, at the end of six weeks, transferred to work at a job at Redditch being carried on by the Worcester County Council; that the county council only paid these men at the rate of 9s. 6d. a week, from which they had to pay 3s. a week travelling expenses to and from their work; whether there is any agreement with this county council that they should be provided with labour under such conditions; whether she is aware that considerable feeling has been aroused in the locality where this work is being carried on and these men were being accused of blacklegging, with 2445W the result that they left the job and, after tramping back to Blackpool, they were sent home to Hamilton; that on reporting the circumstances at the Hamilton Employment Exchange insulting references were made to trades unionism by one of the clerks to whom they were making application for unemployment benefit; and what action she proposes to take in the matter?
§ Miss BONDFIELDI am having inquiries made, and will write to my hon. Friend; but I should mention that such information as I already have by no means bears out the allegations contained in the question.