§ MR. T. F. RICHARDS (Wolverhampton, W.). To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that smart labourers are employed at painting and doing other skilled work; and, as these men have become proficient in the lesser-skilled part of painting, he can see his way clear to pay them the trade union rates of wages, as paid by private firms for such employment.
(Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson.) The Answer to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative. As regards the second part of the Question, the policy of the Admiralty was defined by me in the debate on the Amendment moved by the hon. Member for Chatham on 1st March, 1906. No change is contemplated.