§ Mr. MANDERasked the Minister of Labour whether he proposes, in accordance with the report of the International Labour Office dealing with the night work for women Convention recommending the adjournment of the examination of the question till the next session with a view to considering any information or suggestion which might be submitted in the interval, to submit any such information or suggestions; and what reply has been made to the request to receive a deputation in connection with this subject?
§ Sir H. BETTERTON:The point before the International Labour Organisation is what action, if any, it should take in consequence of the opinion of the Permanent Court of International Justice that the Convention applies to women who hold responsible positions of management in the industrial undertakings covered by the Convention. When the proposal of His Majesty's Government to revise the Convention was rejected by the Inter- 200W national Labour Conference in 1931 a doubt existed as to the interpretation of the Convention on this point, and it is now considered to be necessary to revise the Convention in respect of such women. This course, therefore, will be suggested to the Governing Body. The question of receiving a deputation primarily affects my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, who is dealing with the matter.