§ 41. Viscount CURZONasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury in how many Departments a considerable amount of overtime has been worked since 1st, January; in how many and in what Departments overtime is still being worked; and whether he will issue instructions, in view of the large number of ex-service men unemployed, that further temporary staff shall be engaged rather than that the existing staff shall have to continue working overtime?
Mr. GRAHAMI would refer to the reply given to the Noble Lord on the 10th March last. It is not possible within the limits of a reply to a question to give detailed particulars of actual overtime worked. The necessity for avoiding the working of overtime, as far as practicable, by the engagement of additional temporary staff was recently emphasised in a circular instruction issued to all Departments and is, I believe, fully appreciated.
§ Viscount CURZONCan the special attention of the Air Ministry be drawn to this matter?
Mr. GRAHAMI have given the list, and the Noble Lord will find that the amount of overtime worked is really very small.