§ 21. Major Wallasked the First Lord of the Admiralty for what reasons the percentage of established Maltese dockyard workers is kept as low as 5 per cent.
§ Mr. DigbyConditions of service of locally-entered employees are based on those granted by local good employers generally, and by this test the scale of establishment in Malta is already high. Moreover, in return for establishment men undertake to serve in any part of the world, but at present there is little requirement for Maltese workers to serve away from Malta.
§ Major WallIs my hon. Friend aware that there are men who have worked in the Malta Dockyard for 20 or 30 years who are still not on the establishment? Does not he think that something should be done to help these people, who are loyal supporters of this country, as this is a matter of great importance, not only to them, but to the island as a whole?