§ Sir A. Wilsonasked the Prime Minister what were the professional or technical qualifications of Mr. H. E. Allen, Mr. F. Holroyd, Mr. W. Kean, Mr. Warren, Mr. Boy, Mr. Isaacs, and Mr. Todd when appointed members of the Stewart Committee; whether they were appointed in consultation with particular interests and, if so, what interests were consulted?
§ Sir S. HoareI have been asked to reply. I cannot undertake to furnish an exhaustive statement of all the professional or technical qualifications of these gentlemen but the following particulars may serve my hon. and gallant Friend's object. Mr. Allen was Chairman of the North Wales Coal Owners' Association and for many years Legal Adviser to the Mining Association of Great Britain. Mr. Holroyd had been President of the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Associations. Mr. Kean was General Secretary of the National Union of Gold, Silver and Allied Trades. Mr. Warren was General Manager of the Midland Colliery Owners' Mutual Indemnity Company. Mr. Boy was Vice-President of the Shipbuilding Employers' Federation. Mr. Isaacs was Secretary of the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants. Mr. Todd was Accident Manager of the Commercial Union Assurance Company. I understand that before appointing the committee my predecessor made numerous inquiries, including inquiries of the National Confederation of Employers' Organisations and of the Trades Union Congress General Council.