§ 29. Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Employment, whether he will introduce legislation to prohibit the setting up and operation of private employment agencies for the hiring of lorry drivers.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithNo, but a Bill has been introduced to the House by my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Stamford (Mr. Kenneth Lewis). The Bill was welcomed by the Government. If it becomes law, it will require all employment agencies and businesses to be licensed. It will also empower my right hon. Friend to make regulations to secure the proper conduct of such agencies.