HC Deb 31 March 1920 vol 127 cc1272-3W
Captain BROWN

asked the President of the Board of Trade if any steps have been taken in Northumberland and Durham to ensure that surface colliery officials receive increases of wage proportionate to their responsibilities and to the wages of those who work under them?

Mr. BRIDGEMAN

I am informed that the colliery owners of Northumberland and Durham have been giving careful attention to the wages of surface officials and are keeping constantly in view that their wages should be proportionate to their responsibilities and to the earnings of those who work under them. These questions have been the subject of discussion between the Coal Owners' Association and the Northern Counties Officials' Association.