§ Mr. Manderasked the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence if he will state the present position with regard to arrangements for co-operation between the Government and trade unions; and what proposals for a joint body representing the Government, employers, and employés have been put forward?
§ Sir T. InskipThe steps initiated earlier this year for the purpose of accelerating208W production in the engineering industry were designed to lead to the consideration of the methods of effecting this object through the appropriate representatives of employers and trade unions within the industry. This matter is at present the subject of discussion between the employers and the trade unions. As regards the second part of the question no proposals of this character have, so far as I am aware, been made, though suggestions as to the exchange of information concerning labour requirements have been made informally.