HC Deb 18 May 1950 vol 475 cc1396-7
Mr. Eden

(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Labour if he is now in a position to give the names of the Committee which he is setting up to investigate the situation in the London Docks.

Mr. Isaacs

The composition of the Committee which is to investigate the situation at the London Docks will be as follows:

  • Sir Frederick Leggett, C.B. (Chairman), formerly Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and National Service.
  • Mr. A. M. Holbein, C.B.E., F.C.G.I., Vice-President of the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors.
  • Mr. G. H. Bagnall, C.B.E., Chairman of the E. & W. Ridings Regional Board for Industry, formerly General Secretary of the National Union of Dyers, Bleachers and Textile Workers.
  • Sir Robert R. Hyde, K.B.E., M.V.O., Founder of the Industrial Welfare Society.
  • Sir Wilfrid Garrett, formerly Chief Inspector of Factories.
The Secretary of the Committee will be Mr. K. Barnes, of the Ministry of Labour and National Service.

Mr. Geoffrey Cooper

Could my right hon. Friend possibly give consideration, even at this late date, to the work of the Committee being extended to other dock areas where there have been disturbances during the last two years? May I have an answer, because Middlesborough is a case in point?

Mr. Isaacs

No, Sir.