§ Motion made, and Question proposed. "That this Rouse do now adjourn."—[Mr. T. Kennedy.]
§ Viscount WOLMERI want to raise a matter on which I questioned the Under-Secretary of State for Air on Thursday.
2872 In my constituency the Royal Aircraft Establishment has for the first time in the history of that factory been asked to work on Good Friday and the King's Birthday—not the staff but the industrial workers. The Under-Secretary gave an answer that would lead anyone who did not know the facts to suppose that these men's holidays were not being curtailed. I want to point out to the House that until now all the industrial workers at the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough have always hail one week's leave, plus all the usual national holidays. This year this Government are cutting down the annual holidays from seven days to five days, and they are not 3utting them down in the case of the higher staff. The higher staff are to be allowed off on Good Friday and on the King's birthday, and the ordinary workmen have to work—
§ Notice taken,, that 40 Members were not present, House counted, and 40 Members not being present—
§ The House was adjourned at Eight minutes after Eleven o'Clock until To-morrow.