§ 101. Mr. N. Pannellasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he is aware that the British Transport Commission is actively recruiting staff in the West Indies; and if he will give a general direction for this practice to cease in view of the danger of unemployment amongst West Indian immigrants already in this country.
§ Mr. WatkinsonRecruitment is a function of management in which I would not wish to interfere with the British Transport Commission's discretion, but I would remind my hon. Friend that British Railways have also launched a large-scale recruiting drive in this country. It is essential in the national interest that the railways secure the extra manpower which they so badly need.