§ 44. Mr. KELLYasked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been drawn to the recommendations made on behalf of the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, the Marine Engineers' Association, and the Mercantile Marine Service Asso- 862 ciation, urging the institution of shorter hours of work at sea, particularly for navigating and engineer officers; and whether he will instruct the British representative at the forthcoming session of the governing body of the International Labour Office to support the placing of this question on the agenda of a Maritime Conference in 1928?
§ Mr. BETTERTONI cannot add anything to the reply given on the 23rd instant by my right hon. Friend to the hon. Member for Newton.
§ Mr. KELLYCan the hon. Gentleman give me an answer to the first part of my question, as to whether his attention has been drawn to these recommendations?
§ Mr. BETTERTONNo, Sir; my attention has not been drawn to them, but it is possible that these recommendations may have gone to the International Labour Office.