§ MR. MOORE (Armagh, N.)To ask the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the duties at the Lurgan office are principally late evening and right, and cover an attendance of fourteen and a half hours; whether the male staff do not average one month's early evening relief during the year; whether, in official evidence given before the Hobhouse Committee, it was stated that at the last revision it was arranged to withdraw women and employ men only; whether the female staff is practically equal with the male; and whether he will make inquiry into these duties with a view to improvement.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) The inquiries which are being made in the matter are not yet completed, and I will communicate with the hon. Member as soon as I am in possession of the facts.