§ Mr. ACLAND ALLENasked the Postmaster-General whether his attention had been drawn to the fact that certain sorters in the foreign section of the London postal service employed on all-night attendance have been working l£ hours per week in excess of the 48-hour week laid down in the Tweedmouth regulations; and whether he will cause payment to be made for this excess time worked and restore the duty allowance?
§ Mr. BUXTONThe sorters to whom the hon. Member refers do not work more than 48 hours a week. I have already pointed out in answer to previous questions that it was not possible to maintain the Tweed-mouth Regulation regarding duty in excess of 16 hours in two days, and at the same time to carry out the recommendation of the Select Committee on Post Office Servants that, subject to a maintenance of a 48-hour week, the staff should be set free if possible on one afternoon in the week.