§ 54. Mr. PARKINSONasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the establishment of a national joint conciliation board for the road motor goods transport industry, with the establishment of area boards throughout the country, it is the intention to advise all Government Departments who employ motor drivers to pay wages and observe working conditions not less favourable than those accepted by the various boards for the areas in which such drivers may be employed?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Duff Cooper)The nature of the employment of motor drivers in Government service is in many cases not precisely analogous to that obtaining in outside industry, and the action to be taken, when the National Joint Conciliation Council for the road motor goods transport industry formulates final rates and conditions of service, is at present under consideration. The hon. Member may, however, rest assured that in accordance with the principle embodied in the Fair Wages Resolution, the rates and conditions of service of drivers in the employ of the Government will be 531 generally not less favourable than those prevalent in comparable outside employment.