§ 58. Mr. Thomas Macphersonasked the Minister of Labour when he now expects to publish notices of the Draft Order and permanent schemes of decasualisation under the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act. 1946.
§ Mr. IsaacsI expect that the prepartion of the final draft will be completed by the end of this week. Actual publication may, however, be delayed, as the process of duplication of the necessary number of copies depends on electric current which is subject to the current cuts. If these cuts continue, a period of about a fortnight will be required for duplication.
§ Mr. MacphersonDoes my right hon. Friend anticipate there will be any difficulty in bringing the permanent scheme into operation by the date mentioned in the Act, namely, 1st July of this year?
§ Mr. IsaacsNo, Sir. I think we can keep to that date. We have had informal conversations with both sides of the industry, and with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport. I think we have prepared a scheme which will not give rise to many objections; at any rate, we hope so. We will keep that in mind.