§ Dr. Strossasked the Minister of Labour how many railway premises would require inspection in order to implement the Gowers Report, Command Paper No. 7664; what estimate has been made of the additional staff that would be required for such work of inspection and what preliminary study has been made of the problems that would be involved.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI cannot give an accurate estimate of the number of railway premises covered by the recommendations of the Gowers Committee as the recommendations were in general terms and allowed for exemptions. I have made no estimate of the staff needed if statutory effect were given to the
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TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED DOCK WORKERS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE LIVERPOOL AND GARSTON LOCAL DOCK LABOUR BOARDS Local Board Area Numbers on the registers at 31st January, 1957 31st January, 1958 31st January, 1959 LIVERPOOL, comprising the ports of Liverpool (including Bootle), Birkenhead and Bromborough 16,288 16,174 15,103 GARSTON, including the ports of Garston and Widnes 849 873 807 Report. As regards the last part of the Question, a pilot study of the problems that would be involved was made in 1954 as regards the railway premises and employments centred on York.