§ 1. Mr. Moreingasked the Minister of Labour whether the committee which His Majesty's Government have set up to inquire into the questions of holidays with pay will investigate the practical questions involved in the ratification of the International Labour Convention on that subject; and whether, if the committee reports favourably, the Government will ratify the Convention and introduce the necessary legislation to give effect to it?
§ The Minister of Labour (Mr. Ernest Brown)Full information was given to the committee in the evidence of the Ministry of Labour as to the aspects of the subject discussed by the International Labour Organisation. Until the committee has reported I am not in a position to make any statement as to the action which the Government may take.
§ Mr. Louis SmithDoes the right hon. Gentleman anticipate receiving this report before the House rises for the Summer Recess?
§ Mr. BrownThe committee was set up to investigate and establish all the facts, and we want all the facts.