§ 52. Mr. HICKSasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office if any provision has been made, or is contemplated, for a contributory superannuation scheme for Royal Ordnance factories industrial employés, having regard to the recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Civil Service that a special investigation should be made in respect of applying such a scheme to all Government Departments?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Duff Cooper)No such provision has been made or is at present contemplated.
§ Mr. HICKSIs the hon. Gentleman aware that the industrial employés of the Royal Ordnance factories have made repeated applications to the War Office authorities to institute a contributory pensions scheme, and could not some move be made in that direction?
§ Mr. COOPERI am aware of the fact, but such a policy would be bound to extend over all Government Departments, and no one Department can formulate such a policy for itself.