§ Mr. MACQUISTENasked the Minister of Labour whether she will inquire into the circumstances under which six miners from Drumlemble, in the Mull of Kintyre, were induced by the Ministry of Labour to leave their homes and proceed to Leven, in Fifeshire, to engage in mining at a coal pit there; whether she is aware that these men were guaranteed 11 shifts per fortnight at 11s. per day and that, on arriving at Leven, no provision for providing them with work had been made and, although some work was offered, no wages could be stipulated for; whether, in view of the fact that there are about 1,000 men already unemployed in the district in Fife in question, she will state the reason for bringing men from other areas; and, in view of the outlay incurred by the men in question, if she will make some compensation to them?
§ Miss BONDFIELDI am having inquiries made, and will write to the hon. Member.