§ 28. Mr. EDEasked the Minister of Labour if he is yet in a position to make a statement as to the hours worked on the unemployment grants scheme at South Shields for which Messrs. Pirelli hold the contract?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAs stated in a letter sent yesterday to the hon. Member by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry, the Unemployment Grants Committee have been in communication with the authority responsible for this scheme. Overtime has been worked for special reasons but it has now been arranged that it will not be continued except possibly in the case of a few highly skilled men and of certain others working in tidal waters.