§ MR. TALBOT (Oxford University)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any precedents exist for the proposal contained in Sub section (3) of Clause 33 of the Factories and Workshops Bill to legalise work for five hours on Sundays; and, if not, whether he can see his way to withdraw this proposal.
§ SIR M. WHITE RIDLEYThere are several provisions in the Factory Acts under which it is possible for children, young persons, and women to work on Sundays. But even apart from precedent, I certainly cannot withdraw the proposal in Sub-clause (3) of Clause 33 of the Factory and Workshops Bill, which, I may explain, is required in the interest of the Irish Creameries, a new and important industry, where a limited amount of Sunday labour is, I believe, indispensable.