§ 44. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Labour whether he will make a further statement regarding new safety regulations in the shipbuilding and ship repairing industry.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodA statutory draft of regulations was published in April. Comments have been received from interested organisations. These are being given urgent consideration and an amended statutory draft will be published as soon as possible.
§ Mr. WilleyAs I am sure the right hon. Gentleman appreciates that there has been a long delay in this matter, can he assure the House that an order will be laid before the summer Recess?
§ Mr. MacleodI hope very much that it will be. I am bound by the terms of the 1937 Act, and every time regulations are made I have to go through this procedure. Discussions are to be held early next week and we will get ahead as quickly as we can.