§ 6. Mr. John Dugdaleasked the Minister of Labour whether the recommendation made by Sir Frederick Leggett, at the Dependent Territories Committee of the International Labour Conference, that the Committee should confine its recommendations to general principles until the Governments represented had assembled more facts correctly represents the view of His Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. BevinI understand that my hon. Friend is referring to some remarks stated to have been made by Sir Frederick Leggett in the course of discussion. I do not know precisely what was said or in what context the remarks were made but I may say generally that His Majesty's Government is desirous of having an opportunity to consider resolutions based on general principles before they are turned into recommendations or conventions, so that when a decision is arrived at it can be followed, so far as this country is concerned, by effective action.