§ MR. T. F. RICHARDS (Wolverhampton, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the employees engaged at the Pimlico Clothing Factory are to lose a day's work on 24th December, and are to be stopped one day's wages for the same; whether this will apply with equal force to the officials; and why this course is to be taken for the first time in the history of the department.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. Haldane, Haddington)Pimlico is a place from which a good I many unreliable rumours appear to emanate. The hon. Member has been misinformed, as it is not the intention to close the Royal Army Clothing Department on the 24th instant.