§ MR. GULLAND (Dumfries Burghs)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the feeling in Scotland against Sunday labour, and seeing that the declared object of pushing on with the works at Rosyth is to give immediate employment rather than to have an early completion, he will insert a clause in the contracts forbidding Sunday labour.
§ MR. LEE (Hampshire, Fareham)Before the right hon. Gentleman answers that, may I ask whether he or any other authority has been committed publicly or otherwise to the statement that the object of pushing on with the works at Rosyth is to give immediate employment rather than to have an early completion?
§ MR. MCKENNANo such statement has been made expressly or implied, publicly or privately. Work such as that of pumping may have to be carried on at any time, including Sunday; but Sunday work is discouraged and is not allowed without the written permission of the superintending engineer.