§ 70. Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Transport if he has considered the telegram forwarded to him by the hon. Member for West Ham, North, from the Joint Works Committee of the Stratford and Temple Mills Works of the British Railway Works dissociating themselves from the Government's policy regarding decentralisation and inviting him to attend 7W the works and meet the representatives of the 3,000 workers there employed; and what was the nature of his reply.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydYes. The telegram was addressed to the hon. Member and suggested that I should visit the works to hear the views of these men. Although I or my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary would normally be ready to meet any deputation introduced by the hon. Member, I do not think that it would be appropriate to do so at the present time when I am hoping to discuss the Bill with representatives of the Trades Union Congress.