§ 15. Mr. RILEYasked the Home Secretary the names of the seven textile firms in the West Riding of Yorkshire to whom permits have been given to employ young persons on the two-shift system, and the number of young persons covered by the permit in each case; and whether the consent of the workpeople was obtained before permits were granted?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSAs the answer to this question is an elaborate one, giving full details, I will, with the 1150 hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. RILEYIs it not a condition of granting these Orders that the consent of the workmen or their organisation should be obtained, and has such consent been obtained in these eases?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe consent of the majority of the workpeople concerned was obtained in each case before the Order was granted.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The following are the names:—
- British Belting and Asbestos Company Limited, Cleckheaton.
- Smith, Bulmer and Company Limited, Holmfield, Halifax.
- C. F. Taylor and Company Limited, Shipley.
- Hutton, King and Company, Bingley.
- Z. Hinchliffe and Sons, Denby Dale. Brysilka Limited, Apperley Bridge. Stephenson and Milne, Leeds.
§ The Orders do not limit the number of young persons who may be employed under them, but the numbers which the firms proposed to employ at the time they applied for permission, were respectively as follows:—
- 40, 4, 160, 5, 100, 6, 4.
§ As required by the Act, the consent of the majority of the workpeople concerned was obtained in each case before the Order was granted.