§ 9. Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty why, seeing that the hours and conditions of work are similar, the wages of women employed in the Royal Naval Hospital laundry, Stonehouse, are 4s. a week less than the wages of women employed in the dockyard?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Ammon)The wages paid to women employés depend, like those paid to men, on the nature of the employment. There are no women employed on laundry work at Devonport Dockyard.
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHADid the hon. Gentleman say there are no women employed in Devonport Dockyard?
§ Mr. AMMONI answerd the terms of the hon. Member's question. There are no women employed on laundry work in Devonport Dockyard.
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAI did not say there were.