§ Mr. Hefferasked the Minister of Labour what response he has had from the employers' organisations to implement the findings of the Devlin Report, especially with regard to proper amenities for the workpeople; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GunterThe port exployers have generally accepted the conclusions in the Devlin Report and are agreed that a drastic improvement in the provision of amenities in the docks is urgently necessary. Good progress is being made by the National Dock Labour Board, on which the employers are represented, in arrangements for the comprehensive survey of welfare amenities which the Devlin Report recommended as a first step.
I hope shortly to make a general statement on the progress being made in implementing the recommendations of the Devlin Report.