§ 6. Mr. MANDERasked the Minister of Labour to what extent employés of the central Government and local authorities, respectively, receive holidays with pay?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEADIn the case of the administrative, technical, clerical and manipulative grades of the Civil Service and of workers in Government industrial establishments, holidays with pay are granted, varying according to grade and, in some instances, length of service. My information is that paid holidays are also usually granted to the administrative, technical and clerical grades in the local government services. As regards manual workers employed in such services, recommendations have been made by the various national and district joint industrial councils that annual holidays with pay should be granted, and I understand that these recommendations are widely observed.
§ Mr. MANDERWill the Government take steps to see that, as far as the ground is not covered in this matter, it will be in the near future, and that all Government employés shall receive holidays with pay?
Viscountess ASTORIs it not true that, when the British Government promise a thing, they do it; and is it not also true that in other countries the people have been promised this but have not got it?