§ Flight-Lieutenant Challenasked the Minister of Labour to what extent he proposes that employment negotiations shall be a monopoly of his Department in the interim period between the defeat of Germany and of Japan.
§ Mr. BevinI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the proposals set out in Cmd. 6568, to which I have nothing to add.
§ Flight-Lieutenant Challenasked the Minister of Labour what Orders are being dispensed with by him, in narrowing the field of compulsion in labour control as promised in Cmd. 6568, that are not being replaced by an Order at least equally comprehensive.
§ Mr. BevinThe changes proposed in the scheme of labour controls for the period between the defeat of Germany and the defeat of Japan are set out in detail in Part III of Cmd. 6568. I do 2235W not think any useful purpose would be served in attempting to arrive at a balance by comparing the changes with each other individually. The scheme must be read as a whole, and regarded in this way it is intended to represent a substantial relaxation of control as compared with the existing position.