§ 89. Mr. Harrisonasked the. Minister of Labour what progress has been made to arrange for a general staggering of working hours in industry; and whether he is satisfied that the present arrangements for establishing such staggered hours of work are proving successful.
§ Mr. IsaacsAs stated in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon (Mr. Palmer) on 24th June, considerable progress has been made. As regards the second part, my hon. Friend may have seen the notices in the Press this morning announcing the agreement between the two sides of the Engineering Industry on the terms and conditions to govern revised hours of working designed to facilitate the spreading of the load. I wish to pay tribute on behalf of the Government to the public spirit of both sides in thus giving a lead to industry generally which cannot fail to be of the utmost value.