§ 23. Mr. KELLYasked the Minister of Labour the industries in which agreement has been arrived at for an annual holiday with pay; and the number of men and women who under such agreements are entitled to annual holidays with pay?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe number of wage-earners covered by the agreements for holidays with pay is approximately 1½ millions. A list of industries in which there are agreements providing for holidays with pay was published in the Ministry of Labour Gazette for March, 1925. I am sending the hon. Member a copy of the Gazette referred to, with notes bringing the information up to date.
§ Mr. BETTERTONI think the hon. Member had better look at the list and form his own opinion.
§ 30. Mr. KELLYasked the Secretary of State for Air the number of industrial employés in the service of the Air Ministry, and the number of these workers who are entitled to at least one week's holiday with pay each year?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Philip Sassoon)The number of industrial employés, strictly so described, in the service of the Air Ministry at home stations is 5,373; none of these receive leave with pay apart from the recognised public holidays. 371 There are in addition 1,338 employés, graded as industrial, but not serving in workshops or the like, who are entitled to at least one week's additional holiday with pay.
§ Mr. KELLYHave the Ministry given consideration to the question of giving them an annual holiday with pay?
§ Sir P. SASSOONI would like to have notice of that question.
§ 32. Mr. KELLYasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department as representing the First Commissioner of Works the number of men and women employed by the Office of Works as industrial workers and the number of these employés who are entitled to at least one week's holiday with pay each year?
The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME OFFICE (Lieut.-Colonel Sir Vivian Henderson)The total industrial staff is approximately 3,000, of whom about 2,600 are entitled to at least one week's holiday with pay each year.
§ Sir V. HENDERSONThe other 400 are mostly engaged on intermittent work in connection with ancient monuments all over the country. Practically, none of them work right throughout the year, and so the position is different in their case.