§ 14. Mr. Kellyasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that the staff organisation concerned is still awaiting the decision of the Admiralty to its request that the pay conditions of locally entered staffs at Malta shall be referred to the Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal; that this request was made originally in July and that repeated efforts to secure a decision have proved unavailing; and whether, in pursuance of the undertaking which he gave to ensure an early decision on the matter, he will arrange for the Admiralty's conclusions to be communicated to the staff association concerned forthwith?
§ Sir S. HoareA communication will be sent to the association in the course of the next few days.
§ Mr. KellyDo I understand that they will agree to arbitration, or do they propose to make an offer to these people?
§ Sir S. HoareI think the hon. Member had better wait and see the communication. I think he will find it not unsatisfactory from his point of view.