Former MP for Sunderland
89. asked the President of the Board of Trade under what existing legislation he proposes to take action to prevent exploitation of the consumers arising as a result of the depreciation of the pound?
49. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give the House an assurance that he will give favourable consideration to the establishment recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Civil Service, so as to ease the burdens of the temporary women staff forced at present to face increased unemployment benefit contributions in addition to Income Tax payments and wage...
May we know to whom we may address a question upon the matter if we cannot address it to the hon. and gallant Gentleman?
29. asked the Minister of Labour how many persons now drawing unemployment benefit in Sunderland will come under the proposed provisions for transitional benefit, separating them into men, women, boys and girls?
May I not ask Question 83?
I have not asked them. As I have not asked the other three questions, may I ask Question 83?
In rising to speak, I will certainly not follow the hon. and gallant Gentleman the Member for South Paddington (Vice-Admiral Taylor) in developing his constructive policy. In the concluding words of a very long speech which seemed to have comparatively little to do with the Finance Bill, he spoke especially of constructing a great forward policy. I do not know exactly how that fits in to the...
I never said that they had joined; I said that the bankers had.
