§ MR. J. WARD (Stoke-on-Trent)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what are the regulations in force as to extra pay to workmen employed in the construction of battleships at Portsmouth working in confined spaces; and whether wing compartments are treated the same as double bottoms, so far as extra rates are concerned.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONWorkpeople engaged in cleaning and painting double bottoms or working in confined spaces, are paid 1½d. an hour in addition to their ordinary rate of pay while so employed. Wing compartments are treated in the same way as double bottoms where the conditions as regards space, nature of access, and ventilation are the same.