§ 22. Mr. MANDERasked the Minister of Labour if she is now prepared to circularise again local employment committees urging that they should give full consideration to the report of the committee appointed in 1923 on the conditions of domestic service, with a view to forming associations of employers and employés to agree upon conditions in their areas?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThese proposals have received my careful consideration and I do not think a circular on these lines would be likely to lead to useful results, but I am considering whether there is any action that can be taken.
§ Mr. WESTIs the Department taking any steps to advise young girls who go into domestic employment?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe Exchanges are very anxious to advise young girls going into domestic service, and may I take this opportunity of saying that I hope girls who are thinking of entering into domestic service will use the services of the Employment Exchanges instead of coming up to London on their own.
§ Mr. ALPASSIs there anyone connected with the Department whose duty it is to see that the conditions of employment in domestic service are fair and reasonable?
§ Miss BONDFIELDWhen the girls pass through the Employment Exchanges we are able to have a certain check, but otherwise we have no check at all.