§ 74. Major CLIFTON BROWNasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the Re-organisation Report of the National Whitley Council is still operative, and, if so, what steps have been or will be taken by the Treasury in connection with the work arising from the Widows', Orphans', and Old Age Contributory Pensions Bill to carry out the recommendations of paragraph 9, that it shall be the duty of Departments under the general guidance of the Treasury to see that women shall be available for employment on the same work as men within the several classes, and that women are given the widest opportunities of proving their administrative capacity?
Mr. GUINNESSThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The question of the appointment of staff for work arising out of the Widows', Etc., Contributory Pensions Bill is primarily a matter for the Minister of Health, and in this connection I would refer to the reply given by the Minister to the hon. and gallant Member on the 26th May last.