§ 57. Mr. CURRIEasked the Secretary for Scotland whether the Government's Committee in Scotland on substitutionary clerical and commercial labour reported in favour of the employment of women in banks in place of men released for military service; whether he could state, approximately, what proportion of clerks in the service of each of the Scottish banks has been so released; whether one of their number, while permitting and encouraging its clerks to enlist, has not co-operated with the Government in the employment of women; and whether the bank in question is employed by any Department of the Government?
The SECRETARY for SCOTLAND (Mr. McKinnon Wood)I have received no report dealing specially with banks, but I understand that the Committee were generally in favour of the employment of women in place of men released for military service. As regards the other parts of the question, I have no official information, but if the facts are as stated the tribunals can be trusted to deal with the matter.