§ 6. Mr. Butcherasked the Minister of Labour what steps are taken to maintain a fair relationship between the pay of the men in the Fighting Services, men in the Civil Defence Services and men reserved in civil occupations for work of national importance?
§ Mr. BevinI would refer my hon. Friend to the answers given on 1st August by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in reply to the hon. Member for Denbigh (Sir H. Morris-Jones), and by myself in reply to the hon. Member for West Birmingham (Mr. Higgs).
§ Mr. GranvilleWill the right hon. Gentleman represent the point of view in the Question to his colleagues, and particularly to the Secretary of State for War?
§ Mr. GallacherWill the right hon. Gentleman take note of the great discrepancy between the pay of the men of the Armed Forces and the salaries of bank directors?