§ Mr. TURNERasked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that the firm of T. and J. Tinkers, Limited, Holm-forth, are contractors for cloth for the 854W War Office; is he aware that tins firm is continually breaking the regulations of the joint industrial council for the wool and allied textile industry regarding the 48-hour working week and labour conditions generally; and will he take steps to see that the firm carry out such regulations or, failing this, to remove them from the list of Government contractors?
§ Mr. S. WALSHThis firm is on the list of firms invited to tender for Army contracts, but it has held no contracts from the Department for several years. No representations have been receivd at the War Office that the firm's labour conditions are unsatisfactory, but in the event of a contract being entrusted to them it would include the Fair Wages Clause, the strict observance of which would be insisted upon.