Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 20 January 1964.

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Photo of Mr Reginald Prentice Mr Reginald Prentice , East Ham North 12:00, 20 January 1964

While thanking the Minister for that reply, may I ask him whether he can say if the number of inspectors that he announced is meant to be the beginning of a much larger recruitment, bearing in mind that there are about 8 million workers affected by the provisions of this Act and that the whole crux of its success is the standard of enforcement? Secondly, can he give more detail of what will come into effect and what will have to wait longer? Having waited 15 years since the publication of the Gowers Report, people interested in this subject, in the unions and the public generally, do not want much further delay before the important provisions come into effect.