§ 49. Mr. Boyd-Carpenterasked the Minister of Defence what steps he is taking to secure that employers make up the pay of reservists recalled to the Forces.
§ Mr. A. HendersonI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave on 28th November last to the hon. Member for Sudbury and Woodbridge (Mr. Hare).
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that in some cases, at any rate, the British Electricity Authority is not making up the pay of recalled Reservists, and will he ask his right hon. Friend to exercise the powers vested in him under the Electricity (Nationalisation) Act to secure that this Authority acts in the way that decent employers act?
§ Mr. HendersonThe hon. Gentleman may take it that all these matters are under consideration. A statement will be made in due course.
§ Sir H. WilliamsWill such payments be treated as gifts or expenditure which is exempted from taxation?
§ Mr. HarrisonIs my right hon. Friend aware that the majority of private employers do not make up the pay of such men?