§ 4. Mr. Mulleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now make a statement concerning the progress towards the implementation of the recommendations of the Gowers Committee on Health, Safety and Welfare of Non-Industrial Workers.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeI regret that I am still unable to make any statement.
§ Mr. MulleyDoes not the right hon. and learned Gentleman realise that this is most unsatisfactory? Does he not recollect that as long ago as last July his predecessor gave an assurance that he would begin discussions with interested parties on the draft of a Bill before the end of 1951? Does not the right hon. and learned Gentleman realise that this is a matter of great urgency and anxiety for the people affected, and that it is over three years since the Committee reported? Can we not get some statement of what the right hon. and learned Gentleman intends in this matter?
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeI have looked into the matter and I find it very difficult to get some suggestions which can be translated into practical action, but I will certainly bear in mind what the hon. Gentleman says.