§ 21. Lieut.-Colonel MOOREasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the policy of his Department in respect of the suggested action of certain municipalities in reducing the wages of their employés over 65 years by the amount of old age pension which they are receiving at that age; and whether, to facilitate the employment of younger men, he has offered any advice to local authorities in Scotland as to the normal and appropriate age limit of municipal employés at the present time?
§ Sir A. SINCLAIRI have no information as to the suggested action referred to in the first part of the question. The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative.