§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Minister of Transport if, in the light of the dispute over pay between the National Union of Railwaymen and the British Railways Board, she will now give a general direction to the Board, in the public interest, to appoint management consultants to look into the negotiating machinery and to report on labour relationships in the industry.
§ Mr. SwinglerNo. This would not be an appropriate subject for a general322W direction. The negotiating machinery, and other important issues affecting labour relations in the industry, will be discussed at a meeting which my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister is having with representatives of the Unions and the British Railways Board on 11th March.