asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is proposed to amend Section 53 (iv) (a) of the Malayan Union Labour Code, in the light of a recent Supreme Court judgment that workers on strike may be dismissed for breach of their agreements with their employers.

Until I have seen the text of this judgment I cannot say whether it has the effect ascribed to it in the Question. I am in communication with the Governor and when I have considered his comments I will write to my hon. Friend.