§ Mr. SWANasked the Prime Minister which of the Conventions reached at the Washington Convention the Government has ratified and which it has decided not to ratify, with its reasons for doing so?
§ The PRIME MINISTERHis Majesty's Government has decided not to ratify the Maternity Convention, as the objects which this Convention has in view are already in substance secured by existing legislation. The Hours Convention involves considerations which are still under discussion with the Provisional Joint Committee of the National Industrial Conference, consisting of employers and employed persons. The other Conventions are now in course of ratification.