largest employing Departments have been consulted by the Treasury on the draft Order, and their views incorporated so far as possible. 5. Decision is now required on the two questions (1) whether any form of the Essential Work Order should be applied to non- industrial temporary employees of Government Departments, and (2) whether the form should be the one which has been agreed by the National Whitley Council, or some other. 6. The Ministry of Labour is advised that a new Defence Regulation is needed for the Order; and when a draft Regulation was submitted to the Legislation Committee of the Cabinet, several Ministers expressed doubts on the policy (H.