§ 12. Mr. Kirbyasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that an agreement was reached between the Warehouse Keepers' Conference, representing the Liverpool Warehouse Owners and the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers, having for its object the elimination of the objectionable casual system of employment in the warehouses of the port; that the employers concerned have now repudiated the agreement; and how he proposes to deal with this new situation in an effort to enforce Government policy as to the discontinuance of the casual labour system in the Port of Liverpool.
§ Mr. BevinI am aware that negotiations for the conclusion of such an agreement, though not broken off, are at present in abeyance, and I am considering how the outstanding difficulties can best be removed.