§ Mr. J. Howardasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether, in the course of his current consultations with both sides of the shipping industry concerning the shortage of radio officers, he will draw the attention of the shipping authorities to the fact that John Eyre, a native of British Guiana, who passed his examinations as a radio officer at Southampton, has been unable to secure a seagoing appointment for the past four months.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe shipping industry is aware that Mr. Eyre is available for employment. The selection of persons for employment in the shipping industry is a purely industrial matter in which it would not be proper for me to intervene in any way.