§ Mr. JOHN WARDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether, having regard to the new Fair Wages Resolution, he would obtain from the trade unions and employers in the pottery trades a schedule of wages for the different classes of workpeople accepted as fair; and, after consideration, would he insert in the forms of tender to be signed by the pottery manufacturers obtaining contracts with his Department a statement of the wages they would be required to pay?
§ Mr. McKENNAI must refer the hon. Member to my printed reply of the 15th March to a similar question by the hon. Member for the Wycombe Division, in which I pointed out in respect of another industry that the policy advocated in the question is one of the methods recommended by the Fair Wages Committee which will receive consideration in special cases, but is not specified in the Fair Wages Resolution of the House. I further pointed out that it is not desirable that the Department should pledge itself to a special course of action in respect of one industry rather than another.
§ Mr. JOHN WARDasked the First Commissioner of Works, whether, having regard to the new Fair Wages Resolution, he would obtain from the workers' trade unions and the employers in the pottery trades a schedule of wages for the different classes of workers accepted as fair; and, after considering the same, would he insert in the forms of tender to be signed by pottery manufacturers obtaining contracts with his Department a statement of the wages they would be required to pay?
§ The FIRST COMMISSIONER of WORKS (Mr. L. Harcourt)The matter referred to in the hon. Member's question is one which might be considered by the Advisory Committee, which I hope will be immediately appointed in accordance with the Postmaster-General's promise during the debate in this House, and I will take care that the matter is submitted to them.