70. Colonel Lord HENRY CAVENDISH BENTINCKasked the Minister of Munitions whether his attention has been drawn to the 20th Memorandum of the Health of Munition Workers' Committee, in which the opinion is expressed that the time is now ripe for a further substantial reduction of the hours of work, and that reductions can be made with benefit to health and without injury to output; and whether he intends to carry out the recommendations of this Committee and reduce the hours of labour in national and controlled factories?
§ Mr. KELLAWAY (Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions)My right hon. Friend has received the recommendations, and is considering to what extent they can be put into effect, having regard to the maintenance of production.