§ 6. Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the Minister of Labour whether clerks employed by trade union approved societies, whether those societies are approved as a whole or are separate sections, are reserved occupations like trade union clerks?
§ Mr. BevinThe ages of reservation for clerks of approved societies and for whole-time clerks of trade unions are shown in the Schedule. The question of the occupation, if any, in which a particular man may be reserved depends in every case on the nature of the duties which he performs.
§ Mr. DaviesDoes not the right hon. Gentleman think that the duties of an approved society clerk are quite as important as those of a trade union clerk? Approved society clerks, however, do not seem to be reserved at all.
§ Mr. BevinWith reference to the comparative importance of the two, I think that my hon. Friend is under a misapprehension. Both are treated alike. It depends on the work they are doing, and not merely upon the fact that they are clerks.