§ 27. Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he can now state what steps are being taken to ensure that hired employés of long service in His Majesty's dockyards shall have pensions on retirement; and if he can give the nature of the scheme?
§ Mr. AMMONI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which was given to him on the 2nd April (OFFICIAL REPORT, col. 1258). I have nothing to add to that.
§ 28. Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether a decision has been reached with regard to the award to dockyards men, who are superannuated or pensioned before the 4th August, the date on which a week's annual leave with pay begins, of a week's leave with pay or of a week's pay in lieu before their retirement?
§ Mr. AMMONFollowing representations made by the representatives of the men at the last meeting of the Admiralty Industrial Whitley Council, it has been decided that workpeople who are eligible for the grant of annual leave with pay, and who will be discharged on account of age before the week's annual leave with pay begins, may be granted leave with pay on the basis of half-a-day for each month served during the leave year.