§ 26. Mr. W. THORNEasked the Secretary for War if Messrs. Colbeck Brothers, of Alverthorpe, Wakefield, contractors to the War Office for clothing, are not paying the standard rate agreed to by the West Yorkshire Federation of Employers; and, if so, if he intends taking any action against the firm to make them pay the proper rate?
Mr. BAKERThis firm has War Office contracts for woollen and worsted materials, but no representation has been received as to the wages paid. If the hon. Member will furnish full particulars of the rates claimed as standard rates, the rates objected to and the classes concerned, I will give careful consideration to them.