§ 57. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been called to the fact that coal trimmers unemployed owing to the slackness of trade resulting from the coal stoppage are unable to get a registration card for work on the docks apparently for no other reason than that they are coal trimmers, although they were previously supplied with these cards; and what action he proposes to take in the matter?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland)My attention had not been called to the circumstances mentioned in the question. If the hon. and gallant Member will indicate the ports he has in mind, I will have further inquiry made. In any case, however, the registration of dock workers is usually under the control of a local joint committee of employers and workpeople's representatives whose decisions are not subject to review by the Minister of Labour.
§ Mr. WOMERSLEYIs the Minister of Labour aware that there is a competition between two different unions to secure this work for their members?