§ Mr. MANDERasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office the number of complaints received last year of the infraction of the Fair Wages Resolution of the House of Commons and the number of inspections of wages books made by officials of his Department?
§ Mr. COOPERSeven complaints of breach of the Fair Wages Clause by War Office contractors have been received during the past year. In three cases the wages books were examined, and in one outstanding case it may be necessary to examine them. In the other cases in which the contractor held a War Department contract the facts as to the wages or hours observed were not in dispute. In addition, a considerable number of inspections of wages books was made before admitting firms to the lists of tenderers.