§ 14. Major-General Sir Alfred Knoxasked the Minister of Labour whether he 1110 is aware that in Government training centres, while Indian technicians receive 64s. a week, a single disabled man who is a boarder receives only 54s., namely, 24s. plus 25s. lodging rate plus 5s. in lieu of midday meal; and whether he will take steps to remove this discrepancy?
§ Mr. BevinIndian trainees at Government training centres do not ordinarily receive 64s. a week. They are accommodated in a hostel and receive in addition to free board and lodgings a sum of 11s. 6d. a week. When sent out for further training with private firms, they receive a rate of 64s. a week, and this rate has been applied in one or two cases where for special reasons Indian trainees have had to be detached from their normal centre for special training at another centre where they had to provide for their own accommodation. I would point out that not only were these one or two cases quite exceptional, but that these payments are inclusive and there are no additions in respect of dependants or travelling expenses as in the case of disabled trainees.