Orders of the Day — Supply

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 July 1944.

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Major Lloyd George:

I think I am within the recollection of the Committee. I took particular care to make that statement because I have always said I resented attacks on miners as a body. I did point out, and I repeat, that to-day there is a small minority, not amongst the older men in the mining industry, but amongst people who have no excuse, a very small minority among the younger men, who could do better than they are doing.