HC Deb 09 December 1946 vol 431 cc754-5
56. Mr. Hobson

asked the hon. Member for Walthamstow, West, as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, if, when rooms are booked for private functions, it involves an alteration in the rostered working hours of the staff; and, when extra hours are worked, whether overtime is paid and at what rate.

Mr. McEntee

Duty rosters for private functions are posted each Friday for the following week. It is understood and agreed by the management and the staff that such rosters are subject to the exigencies of the service and may be varied; variations are, however, very rarely necessary. In regard to the latter part of the Question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Salford, North (Mr. McAdam) on 14th February last, the terms of which have been approved. May I remind hon. Members that there is a joint negotiating committee consisting of three members of the Kitchen Committee and three members elected by the staff, with right of appeal to the full Kitchen Committee, and we would appreciate it if matters relating to administration and staff duties could be left for settlement to that committee.