HC Deb 11 August 1920 vol 133 c417W
Mr. SWAN

asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland on what grounds the Government condone the eviction of certain workers from the shipyards in [...]lfast; and if the Government has laid down that the right of work shall be determined by certain religious creeds or political allegiance?

Sir H. GREENWOOD

The Government does not condone, but regrets the eviction of the workers from certain shipyards in Belfast. The Government does not agree that the right to work should be determined by religious creed or political allegiance. The Government is doing everything it can to bring about normal conditions of employment in Belfast. The labour difficulty in Belfast is due to a cleavage of opinion among the workmen themselves.