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TOEMPTiOYMMI INSURANCE COMMITTEE.
INTERIM REPORT.
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At the request of
following
t h e Prime M i n i s t e r
Committee have examined tho
r e l a t i v e t o Unemployment
t o the C a b i n e t by the M i n i s t e r
169
of
The M i n i s t e r o f Labour
of
(24)
A
(In the
the Exchequer,
of the Board o f
The M i n i s t e r o f
ciroulated
Chair)
or,
in his
Treasury,
Trade
t
Health,
The S e c r e t a r y f o r
The P r e s i d e n t
in
labour.
absence The S e c r e t a r y t o the
The P r e s i d e n t
proposals
Insurance c o n t a i n e d
Memoranda CcP. 1 6 9 ( 2 4 ) ana C P .
The C h a n c e l l o r
the
of
Scotland,
the Board o f
Education,
The Lord A d v o c a t e .
After
careful
proposals contained
to,
consideration
of
the v a r i o u s
i n t h e Memoranda above
the Committee submit t h e f o l l o w i n g
and recommendations t o the
referred
suggestions
Cabinet.
SCOPE OP
PROPOSED
2,
As t h e Cabinet a r e a w a r e , t h e passage i n t o
LEGISLATION.
o f an Unemployment Insurance B i l l
i s necessary i f
on a v e r y e a r l y
l a r g e numbers o f unemployed
a r e not t o be d e p r i v e d
A p r i l 1924 onwards.
It
of b e n e f i t
possible to confine
even i f
from t h e middle
it
were
date
persons
i s s t r o n g l y urged t h a t
would be most u n d e s i r a b l e
law
of
it
politically
the p r o p o s a l s o f t h e Government
t o a s t o p gap measure, a b o l i s h i n g
the
"gap"
( e x t e n d i n g i n extreme oases t o as much as 26 w e e k s ) ,
which
w i l l i n t h e , a b s e n c e o f l e g i s l a t i o n commence i n t h e middle
of A p r i l n e x t , and t h a t
not i m p o s s i b l e ,
i t irould be most d i f f i c u l t , ,
t o pass two Unemployment Insurance
i n ' t h e remainder o f
the p r e s e n t S e s s i o n ,
remaining p r o p o s a l s o f t h e M i n i s t e r
On ' the o t h e r hand i t
of
Sealing
the
Labour.
has been p o i n t e d
out t o
Committee t h a t having r e g a r d t o t h e s m a l l amount
Parliamentary
Actuary w i l l
report
time a v a i l a b l e ,
the f a c t
Bills
one B i l l
w i t h t h e coming " g a p " and t h e o t h e r d e a l i n g with
3.
if
that the
the
of
Government
r e q u i r e p o s s i b l y a month t o examine and
on t h e a c t u a r i a l a s p e c t s o f
r e a s o n a b l e t i m e must be p r o v i d e d
the p r o p o s a l s ,
for
the d r a f t i n g
\
that
of
the
measure and t h a t t h e p r o p o s a l s t h e m s e l v e s a r e i n t h e main
of a h i g h l y c o n t r o v e r s i a l
character,
i t w i l l prove
i m p r a c t i c a b l e t o s e c u r e t h e passage i n t o law o f a
quite
single
comprehensive B i l l c o v e r i n g the v a r i o u s c o n t e n t i o u s
of the M i n i s t e r
4.
proposals
o f Labour, by the m i d d l e o f next month.
I t has a c c o r d i n g l y been s u g g e s t e d t h a t two
should b e prepared and submitted simultaneously;
- "
Bills
r
to
Parliament
- one d e a l i n g w i t h t h e coming " g a p " and the other w i t h
remaining p r o p o s a l s , and t h a t h a v i n g r e g a r d t o o t h e r
the
claims
o f t h e Government on p a r l i a m e n t a r y time a f t e r t h e B a s t e r
Recess i t would be w i s e t o make p r o v i s i o n i n t h e B i l l
w i t h the " g a p " f o r a p e r i o d
5.
o f not l e s s than s i x months.
The Committee reoommend t o t h e Cabinet
(i)
dealing
­
That t h e M i n i s t e r o f Labour should
be a u t h o r i s e d to p r o c e e d as s p e e d i l y
as p o s s i b l e w i t h t h e p r e p a r a t i o n
o f a comprehensive Unemployment
I n s u r a n c e B i l l , c o v e r i n g the whole
o f h i s p r o p o s a l s as approved by
the C a b i n e t ;
(ii)
BIODS FOB.
ilCH UNEM­
bOYMEHT
JJJEFrT
iOULD BS
iYaBLE.
6.
hi
that e v e r y e f f o r t should he made
t o . e x p e d i t e the i n t r o d u c t i o n i n
and the passage of the B i l l through
P a r l i a m e n t and t h a t should i t subsequently
t r a n s p i r e t h a t t h e r e i s no p o s s i b i l i t y
of s e c u r i n g the passage i n t o l a w of t h e
comprehensive B i l l b e f o r e t h e m i d d l e . o f
A p r i l , 1924. t h e C a b i n e t should c o n s i d e r
t h e a d v i s a b i l i t y of i n t r o d u c i n g a s e p a r a t e
B i l l d e a l i n g e x c l u s i v e l y w i t h t h e coming
"gap".
The Committee c o n c u r . w i t h
in paragraph .4 of t h e M i n i s t e r
CP.
the v i e w s
r
of.devising a
the e x i s t i n g
&t'bi­
(on t h e number of weeks of b e n e f i t
t o be
scheme f o r p a y i n g b e n e f i t
without
drawn as a maximum d u r i n g a p e r i o d
of 12 months)
unemployed workers b e l o n g i n g to the i n s u r e d
so l o n g as t h e y a r e c a p a b l e of w o r k ,
for
­
of L a b o u r s Memorandum
1 3 9 ( 2 4 ) as t o t h e d e s i r a b i l i t y
trary,limit
expressed
s e e k i n g work and unable t o o b t a i n i t .
have a l r e a d y approved t h e p r i n c i p l e
of . Uncovenanted B e n e f i t "
n
to
trades
genuinely
The Cabinet
of t h e
abolition
and the Committee now
recommend:That t h e M i n i s t e r of l a b o u r should be
authorised to include in' his B i l l
p r o v i s i o n s f o r s e c u r i n g ' p a y m e n t of
B e n e f i t continuously without a r b i t r a r y
l i m i t s t o genuine w o r k e r s so l o n g as
t h e y remain unemployed i n t h e manner
i n d i c a t e d i n d e t a i l i n t h e Appendix
t o h i s Memorandum C . P . . 1 6 9 ( 2 4 ) .
I:3S OP
7.
35FIT.
A
s
t h e Cabinet a r e aware t h e e x i s t i n g
r a t e s of b e n e f i t
a r e as
.
Men
15/-.
Women
12/­
Boy
(16-18)
.. G i r l
. (16-18)
follows:For w i f e ( c r
i n v a l i d husband)
Basic
rate.
5/­
7/6d.
-
weekly
For each
Young c h i l d
1/-
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference
T H E FOLLOWING FOLIOS ARE BLANK
A N D H A V E N O T BEEN COPIED
hit
8.
W h i l e tho Committee concur g e n e r a l l y w i t h the
proposals
Rates o f
of tho M i n i s t e r of Labour f o r
Benefit
Increasing
as s e t out i n p a r a g r a p h 10 o f
his
Memorandum C P . . 1 6 9 ( 2 4 ) , they must warn the Cabinet
the probable r e - a c t i o n s
in the Rates w i l l
which t h e . c o n t e m p l a t e d
have on N a t i o n a l H e a l t h
the Committee recommend t o the
of
increase
Insurance,
Cabinet:-
That the M i n i s t e r o f Labour should be
a u t h o r i s e d t o p r o v i d e i n h i s proposed
B i l l t h a t the w e e k l y r a t e s o f b e n e f i t
f o r men and women should be i n c r e a s e d t o
18/- and 15/- r e s p e c t i v e l y and t h e r a t e
f o r each c h i l d to 2 / - ;
the 5/- f o r a
w i f e remaining u n a f f e c t e d .
SQUER
RIBDTIOrJ.
9.
In paragraph 17 o f h i s Memorandum C P .
169(24)
the M i n i s t e r o f Labour- recommends t h a t power should be
taken i n the B i l l
to modify t h e e x i s t i n g
arrangements
(under which the Exchequer a t p r e s e n t
bears one
of
Insurance Scheme,
the t o t a l
cost
o f t h e Unemployment
which p r o p o r t i o n w i l l ,
again s o l v e n t ,
to i n c r e a s e
fourth
when the. Unemployment Fund i s
be reduced t o o n e - f i f t h
( w h i l e the Fund- i s
o f the. w h o l e )
insolvent)
so as
the Exchequer
c o n t r i b u t i o n from 6f-d. t o 9jjfd. and t o p r o v i d e , when
solvency I s
reached,
f o r payment by the employer,
worker and t h e Exchequer of e q u a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s
which,
in o t h e r words, w i l l
solvency i s a t t a i n e d ) ,
result
the
of
6d.
in a n . i n c r e a s e ,
(when
o f t h e Exchequer c o n t r i b u t i o n
from
3d. t o 6d.
10.
The Committee are Informed by the C h a n c e l l o r o f
Exchequer t h a t
on the i n f o r m a t i o n
b e f o r e him the Unemploy­
ment Insurance Fund, ought t o b e a r and i s
b e a r i n g t h e new charges which i t
capable
i s proposed t o
the Fund w i t h o u t an i n c r e a s e d Exchequer
Owing t o the f a l l
the
of
lay upon
contribution.
i n the number o f unemployed the
debt on the Fund in b e i n g r a p i d l y reduced. .
existing
F o r example,
475.
a decrease
of 100,000 i n t h e Unemployment
means a r e d u c t i o n
liability
figures
of £5,000,000 p e r annum on the
on the Fund, and,
g i v e n a continuous
decline
i n the Unemployment f i g u r e s a t the
rate i t
seems not
present
improbable t h a t the p r e s e n t
of the Fund t o the Exchequer
( £ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , a ) 0 ) may be
d i s c h a r g e d w i t h i n the next 18 months,
circumstances any p r o p o s a l
liability
In these
t o i n c r e a s e the Exchequer,
c o n t r i b u t i o n a t t h e moment would, be d i f f i c u l t
justify
and would c e r t a i n l y be h i g h l y
to
contentious
in
Parliament,
11,
The view was e x p r e s s e d t h a t h a v i n g r e g a r d
p o s s i b l e future
such a s M o t h e r s '
c l a i m s f o r measures o f
Pensions, i t
any p r o v i s i o n i n the B i l l
for
social
a reduction of the
ment Insurance Fund i s r e a c h e d ,
existing
the Unemploy­
on the o t h e r hand,
should remember t h a t the p r e s e n t r a t e t
accepted b y Parliament
betterment
might be unwise t o make
r a t e s o f c o n t r i b u t i o n when t h e s o l v e n c y o f
Cabinet
to
on the d i s t i n c t
the
were
understanding
t h a t t h e y would o n l y be e n f o r c e d w h i l e the Fund was
insolvent.
12,
The Committee have r e q u e s t e d the C h a n c e l l o r
the Exchequer and t h e M i n i s t e r o f Labour t o
the q u e s t i o n o f
light
consider
the Exchequer c o n t r i b u t i o n I n the
o f t h e C o m m i t t e e s d i s c u s s i o n s w i t h a view t o the
1
submission t o the Cabinet o f
the
of
difficulty.
some a g r e e d s o l u t i o n
of
13,
The Cabinet have a l r e a d y a g r e e d that
should b e Made in
for
provision
the Unemployment Insurance
the e x t e n s i o n o f Unemployment Insurance t o
as and when t h e y b e g i n t o work f o r wages.
of
Bill
the M i n i s t e r
paragraphs
rates of
In e f f e c t
contribution
it
is suggested
be
in
of h i s Memorandum
in respect
between 14 and 16' should
and g i r l s
The proposals
of Labour a r e set out i n d e t a i l
23 t o 32 i n c l u s i v e
CP.169(24).
Juveniles
of
that
boys
the
and g i r l s
the same as t h o s e f o r
between 16 and 1 8 .
These r a t e s a t
boys
present
are:,-;
Employer.
Boys
Employed.
5d.
G i r l s 4-^d.
I t i s also
and g i r l s
proposed t h a t the
4-gd.
32 d.
4d.
3fd.
weekly b e n e f i t
for
between 14 and 16 should be, boys
g i r l s 4/-;.
corresponding
boys
5/-,
r a t e s f o r boys and g i r l s
between 16 and 18 are,, boys 7/6d,
regard
Exchequer.
g i r l s 6/-.
Having
to the c u r r e n t r a t e o f wages t h e s e l a t t e r
of b e n e f i t
a r e thought
to be too high f o r
boys and
g i r l s between 14 and 16 and t h e s u g g e s t e d
in the r a t e of
benefit for
same c o n t r i b u t i o n s
could f u r t h e r
reduction
thorn, a l t h o u g h t h e y pay
the
as boys and g i r l s between 16 and 18,
be j u s t i f i e d
between 14 and 16 have o n l y
and have t h e r e f o r e
rates
on t h e ground
just
necessarily
that
come i n t o
those
insurance
paid v e r y few
oontribu­
tions.
14.
It
is
contemplated
contributions
be a p p l i e d
that part of
the revenue
from
o f j u v e n i l e s between 14 and 13 s h o u l d
to a s s i s t
Unemployment C e n t r e s .
in
the maintenance
of
Juvenile
This c o n t r i b u t i o n might t a k e
the form c f a per c a p i t a a t t e n d a n c e g r a n t out of
the Unemployment Fund t o tho L o c a l E d u c a t i o n
Authority,
( o r other Body running t h e c e n t r e ) , i n r e s p e c t
of
each
boy or g i r l r e q u i r e d t o a t t e n d
receiving
15.
the C e n t r e
for
benefit,
The Cabinet w i l l no doubt hear i n mind, the
considerations
i n d i c a t e d i n p a r a . 5 0 of
l a b o u r ' s Memorandum,
respecting
the H e a l t h Insurance
Scheme of
the proposed
In t h i s
i s made to the Memorandum by the M i n i s t e r
circulated
t o the C a b i n e t a f t e r
the g e n e r a l
important
the M i n i s t e r
tho p o s s i b l e
age f o r unemployment i n s u r a n c e .
16.
as a c o n d i t i o n
of
reaction
on
r e d u c t i o n in the
connection
of H e a l t h
reference
(CP.174(24))
the Committee had c o n s i d e r e d
question.
The Committee recommend to the Cabinet
-
That the M i n i s t e r o f l a b o u r should be
a u t h o r i s e d t o make p r o v i s i o n i n h i s B i l l
f o r the' e x t e n s i o n o f unemployment insurance
t o j u v e n i l e s , as and when they b e g i n t o work
f o r w a g e s , the p r o v i s i o n s t o i n c l u d e i n t e r a l i a
arrangements f o r the r a t e s of c o n t r i b u t i o n
b e i n g p a i d i n r e s p e c t o f j u v e n i l e s between
14 and 16 b e i n g the same as t h o s e f o r
j u v e n i l e s between 16 and 1 8 : f o r the w e e k l y
b e n e f i t which j u v e n i l e s between 14 and 16
should- r e c e i v e , b e i n g , boys 5/-, g i r l s 4 / - ,
and f o r c h a r g i n g the Unemployment Insurance
Pund. w i t h payments t o bo a p p l i e d towards the
maintenance o f Unemployment Insurance C e n t r e s .
The proposed B i l l a l s o t o c o n t a i n p r o v i s i o n s
to s e c u r e t h a t as a c o n d i t i o n o f r e c e i v i n g b e n e f i t
j u v e n i l e s s h a l l be r e q u i r e d t o a t t e n d Unemployment
Centres i f a v a i l a b l e .
ISIOB - 1 7 . -35le Committee a g r e e g e n e r a l l y w i t h the v i e w s
isI OP
expressed by t h e M i n i s t e r of l a b o u r in P a r a s . 3 3 to 38 i n c l u s i v e
jffiU­
, \ Ifl
o f h i s memorandum r e s n e o t i n s : the d e s i r a b i l i t y o f a b o l i s h i n g
JIM
plT
the e x i s t i n g p r o v i s i o n f o r
1.
certain
18.
cases a t t h e age of
refunds
of c o n t r i b u t i o n s
60.
The Committee recommend to the C a b i n e t
(i)
;I
(ii)
in
­
a at the M i n i s t e r of l a b o u r should be
a u t h o r i s e d t o make p r o v i s i o n in his' B i l l
f o r the a b o l i t i o n o f the refunds i n q u e s t i o n
w i t h o u t compensation;
That t h e M i n i s t e r o f l a b o u r should be
a u t h o r i s e d , i f pressed i n Committee, t o
o f f e r a-scheme of compensation f o r cases
where r i g h t s may be said t o have a l r e a d y
accrued on the l i n o s s u g g e s t e d by him, v i a .
the payment to persons who a r e over 50 y e a r s
of age and have paid 50 c o n t r i b u t i o n s at l e a s t
...v"-,.
;
::'.mm?t;kmik.
o f t h e o r e sent v a l u e of the e x c e s s
v a l u e of t h e i r c o n t r i b u t i o n s over
b e n e f i t which t h e y have r e c e i v e d ,
p l u s compound I n t e r e s t a t 2%%.
19c
The Committee recommend t o t h e Cabinet
-
That the M i n i s t e r o f Labour should be
a u t h o r i s e d t o make p r o v i s i o n i n h i s B i l l
f o r t h e removal of t h e p r e s e n t di s q u a l l ­
f l e c t i o n f o r b e n e f i t i n cases where work
p e o p l e a r e thrown out of work owing t o
stoppage due t o t r a d e d i s p u t e s at the
e s t a b l i s h m e n t a t which they a r e employed,
a l t h o u g h they a r e t a k i n g no p a r t i n the
di spute,
20,
The Cabinet w i l l
Labour i s i n f a v o u r
observe that
of the
the M i n i s t e r
of
insertion in his B i l l
of
a Clause w i t h d r a w i n g the r i g h t
1C of
the Unemployment Insurance A c t , 1920, on an
industry,
Labour,
subject
t o the a p p r o v a l of
to set,up a s p e c i a l
to contract
21,
c o n f e r r e d by S e c t i o n
cut of g e n e r a l
In this
scheme f o r
itself
c o n n e c t i o n the a t t e n t i o n of
t h e s e t t i n g UP of a s p e c i a l
Act f o r ,
22,
(i)
(ii)
s a y , a p;ri c u l t u r a l
and so
that
the
the adoption.
t h i s p r o p o s a l would r e n d e r i m p r a c t i c a b l e
future
cf
scheme.
Committee has been drawn t o the f a c t
of
the M i n i s t r y
in
scheme under the
labourers,
The Committee recommend t o the Cabinet
T h a t , the M i n i s t e r of Labour should
be a u t h o r i s e d t o make p r o v i s i o n i n
h i s B i l l f o r the a b o l i t i o n of the
e x i s t i n g s t a t u t o r y power t o f o r m
s p e c i a l schemes f o r insurance by
i n d u s t r y f o r the f u t u r e , on the
u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t such p r o v i s i o n
w i l l be w i t h o u t p r e j u d i c e t o t h e
p o s i t i o n of a g r i c u l t u r a l w o r k e r s ,
domestic s e r v a n t s and other s i m i l a r
c a t e g o r i e s of e m p l o y e e s ,
That t h e M i n i s t e r of Labour, i n
c o n s u l t a t i o n with the Minister
of A g r i c u l t u r e and F i s h e r i e s and
t h e s e c r e t a r y f o r Scotland, should
be r e q u e s t e d t o a s c e r t a i n the v i e w s
of the A g r i c u l t u r a l i n t e r e s t s as t o
t h e i n c l u s i o n of a g r i c u l t u r a l workers
i n the Unemployment Insurance Scheme
and, i f s o , as t o t h e p r e c i s e form
which such i n c l u s i o n should take',
­
A 0*)
of the p r e s e n t v a l u e of the e x c e s s
v a l u e of t h e i r c o n t r i b u t i o n s over
b e n e f i t which t h e y have r e c e i v e d ,
p l u s compound i n t e r e s t a t 2 - 1 $ .
TRADE DISPUTE
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The Committee recommend t o the Cabinet
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That the M i n i s t e r o f Labour should be
a u t h o r i s e d t o mehe p r o v i s i o n i n h i s B i l l
f o r the removal of the p r e s e n t d i s q u a l l ­
f i c a t i o n f o r b e n e f i t i n cases where work
p e o p l e e r e thrown out of work owing t o
stoppage due t o t r a d e d i s p u t e s a t the
e s t a b l i s h m e n t a t which they e r e employed,
although they a r e t a k i n g no p a r t i r the
dispute,
The Cabinet w i l l
Labour i s i n f a v o u r
observe that
the M i n i s t e r
of
of the i n s e r t i o n i n h i s B i l l
of
a Clause withdrawing the r i g h t
conferred
by S e c t i o n
1G of the Unemployment I n s urance A c t , 1920, on an
industry,
Labour,
subject
to set
to contract
21,
t o the a p p r o v a l
up a s p e c i a l
out of g e n e r a l
In t h i s
of the M i n i s t r y
scheme f o r
c o n n e c t i o n the a t t e n t i o n of
the
that the adoption­
t h i s p r o p o s a l would render i m p r a c t i c a b l e
future
the s e t t i n g up of a s p e c i a l
Act f o r ,
22,
(i)
(ii)
say, a g r i c u l t u r a l
and so
scheme,
Committee has been drawn t o the f a c t
of
itself
of
in
scheme under the
labourers,,
The Committee recommend t o the Cabinet
T h a t . t h e M i n i s t e r of Labour should
be a u t h o r i s e d t o make p r o v i s i o n i n
h i s B i l l f o r the a b o l i t i o n of the
e x i s t i n g s t a t u t o r y power t o form
s p e c i a l schemes f o r insurance by
i n d u s t r y f o r the f u t u r e , on the
understanding t h a t such p r o v i s i o n
w i l l be w i t h o u t p r e j u d i c e t o the
p o s i t i o n of a g r i c u l t u r a l w o r k e r s ,
domestic s e r v a n t s and o t h e r s i m i l a r
c a t e g o r i e s of e m p l o y e e s .
That the M i n i s t e r of Labour, i n
consultation w i t h the M i n i s t e r
of A g r i c u l t u r e and F i s h e r i e s and
the d e c r e t o r y f o r Scotland, should
be r e q u e s t e d t o a s c e r t a i n the v i e w s
of the A g r i c u l t u r a l i n t e r e s t s as t o
the i n c l u s i o n of a g r i c u l t u r a l workers
i n the Unemployment Insurance Scheme
and, i f s o , as t o the p r e c i s e form
which 3uch i n c l u s i o n should take-,
0
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rfCEPTIOB
loF CERTAIN
IAS3BS
23.
While t h e Committee concur
w i t h the v i e w
of the M i n i s t e r
of
generally
Labour t h a t
JOF .;CHKj?SOPLE IN
is highly desirable
BPLOYMliNT.
who are now " e x c e p t e d " from the scheme on the
principle
that
that their
the c l a s s e s of
It
workpeople
employment was permanent
should be brought i n t o i n s u r a n c e , they
realise
t h a t the a d o p t i o n o f ' t h i s p r o p o s a l would be h i g h l y
c o n t e n t i o u s and might s e r i o u s l y a f f e c t
of the B i l l
i n t o law.
The R a i l w a y
the passage
"Conciliation"
Grades form, one of the most important
"excepted"
c a t e g o r i e s and the Committee t h i n k t h a t i t
desirable
is
highly
t h a t the views- of the R a i l w a y Companies
and t h e workpeople concerned should be a s c e r t a i n e d ; ,
24.
The Committee recommend t o the
Cabinet:-
That the M i n i s t e r of T r a n s p o r t and the
M i n i s t e r cf Labour should be a u t h o r i s e d
t o a s c e r t a i n , a s soon a s p o s s i b l e the v i e w s of
the Railway- Companies'and the R a i l w a y
" C o n c i l i a t i o n " Grades cn the p r o p o s a l t o b r i n g
t h e s e grades i n f u t u r e i n t o the Unemployment
In s ur anc e B. c he me,
RAFT BILL.
25.
The Coimittee--recorrariend t o the C a b i n e t : . .
That the M i n i s t e r of Labour should be
authorised t o prepare a draft B i l l in '
accordance w i t h the d e c i s i o n s reached
by the Cabinet and t o submit the B i l l
i n q u e s t i o n t o the Committee f o r con­
s i d e r a t i c n as soon as p r a c t i c a b l e .
T.S.
iened) T. JOKES .
"
R.B. HOWORTH.
oint S e c r e t a r i e s t o
the Committee.
2
j Whitehall Gardens, S . i J . 1 ,
12th March, 1924.
I n i t i a l l e d on b e h a l f
CHAIRMAN.
of the Committee