§ 63. Mr. Dobbieasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport what steps he intends to take in regard to a workman in the goods transit shed at Crewe who refuses, in spite of summonses and fines, to take his duty as a fire-watcher; is he aware that this continued inaction of the authority is causing dissatisfaction among the other workmen, which may cause dislocation in traffic; and will he take such action as will impress the man who refuses the duty, and satisfy the men generally, that one man cannot continue to defy the Order and escape his responsibilities?
§ The Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport (Mr. Noel-Baker)This man has already been convicted and fined for failing to perform his fire prevention duty. If he persists in this failure without reasonable cause, further proceedings against him will be taken.