HC Deb 19 February 1929 vol 225 cc926-7
48. Captain FRASER

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can see his way to authorise an increase in the scale of salaries of blinded soldiers engaged as telephonists in Government Departments?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Arthur Michael Samuel)

The remuneration of blinded ex-service men employed as telephone operators in Government Departments is at present under review by a Committee of the National Whitley Council. I shall be happy to inform my hon. and gallant Friend of the result in due course.

Captain FRASER

In the event of an agreed report which is satisfactory to these men being received by the Treasury, will my hon. Friend deal sympathetically with it?

Mr. SAMUEL

Yes, Sir, certainly; if an agreement is reached on the National Whitley Council, it certainly will be accepted by us.