asked the Minister of Labour (1) whether, in view of the importance of getting the maximum advantage from new equipment, he will ensure that effective steps are taken at the earliest opportunity to initiate a system whereby impartial work-load assessments for the cotton-spinning industry can be arrived at;

(2) whether he is aware that one of the greatest difficulties in arriving at agreement for wage levels in the cotton-spinning industry is the absence of any independent system of assessment of the aggregate work-load for optimum production and fair working conditions; and what action he proposes to take in the matter.