HC Deb 27 February 1940 vol 357 c1922W
Mr. Messer

asked the Secretary for Mines whether staffs employed in local fuel overseers' offices are eligible for membership of those Civil Service organisations to whom a certificate of approval has been issued in pursuance of the regulations under Section 5 of the Trades Disputes and Trades Union Act, 1927?

Mr. Lloyd

These staffs are employed by local authorities and would not be eligible for membership of associations confined to persons employed by or under the Crown.