HC Deb 01 April 1947 vol 435 c286W
96. Lieut.-Colonel Lipton

asked the Minister of Labour if he will set up a public court of inquiry to investigate conditions in the building industry.

Mr. Isaacs

No, Sir. The power to appoint a court of inquiry, which is derived from the Industrial Courts Act, can only be exercised in certain circumstances, which, so far as I am aware, do not at present exist.