§ 88. Mr. Piratinasked the Minister of Transport why he is considering night shift working for dock workers; whether, since this proposal would not be acceptable to the men, he will take steps to secure the early publication of the report of the Working Party studying efficiency on the docks; and what arrangements he proposes to make to ensure that dock workers have full opportunities for discussing its recommendations.
§ Mr. BarnesNight shift working in the docks is a matter for industrial agreement between employers and dock workers.
296WThe national secretary of the Docks' Group of the Transport and General Workers' Union and the general secretary of the Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers' Union were members of the Working Party team who recommended it as an aid to quicker turn round and the recommendation is now being considered by the trade unions and employers' associations concerned, as well as by the local joint committee on which both sides are equally represented. The recommendations of Working Party teams at individual ports will be taken into account in the final report of the Working Party, and as regards publication I would refer to my answer of 26th January to the hon. and gallant Member for Central Glasgow.