§ Mr. BANFIELDasked the Minister of Labour how many of his staff are represented on the Whitley Committee at Kew; what is the total number of the staff employed in the Kew office: and whether he is satisfied that the Whitley Committee is representative of the staffs there?
Mr. HUDSONThe total number of staff employed in the Claims and Record Office at Kew is 2,876 of whom 642 are in temporary employment. Owing to the withdrawal of one association from the staff side of the Whitley Committee, the question whether that committee is still truly representative of all grades has been raised by the association in question. My right hon. Friend is considering the matter, and proposes to communicate his onclusion at an early date.