§ Mr. GRUNDYasked the Financial Secretary to the Admiralty whether the Parkgate Iron and Steel Works, Messrs. Steel, Peach, and Tozers, of Rotherham, or Messrs. Samuel Fox, of Stocksbridge, are engaged upon any work for his Department; if so, whether he is aware that the labourers employed by these firms receive only £1 10s. per week after stoppages for insurances, etc., whilst the district rate is £2 1s.; that with the fall in the cost of living these men are suffering reductions in wages according to a sliding scale, although they never received the benefit of any scale when the cost of living was rising; and whether he will make inquiries into this matter in order to secure the observance of the Fair Wages Clause?
§ Major BOYD-CARPENTERThe Park gate Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., and Messrs. Steel, Peach and Tozer, Ltd., only are engaged upon work for the Admiralty. I am now having an inquiry made into this complaint and will communicate with the hon. Member as soon as possible.