§ Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLEasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether it is part of the work of his Department to report on the conditions of pay and employment of overseas British subjects employed by British organisations trading overseas; and, if not, whether, in view of the importance of securing the best talent available for the stimulation of our trade, he will consider the desirability of instructing his representatives to undertake such investigation for the guidance of home undertakings?
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§ Mr. GILLETTMy Department does not expect to receive regular reports of the character indicated. A general investigation would not, in my judgment, be justified by its utility. I am fully alive to the desirability of securing the best talent for British organisations trading overseas, and the advice given by my Department, both general and specific, is constantly directed to this end.