§ Mr. STEPHENasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that Jamieson and Company, sheet metal works, Rawsdale Street, Glasgow, which are on the Admiralty list, are paying boys 16 years of age 9s. per week and other workers are also not being paid the trade union rate of wages; and what steps he is prepared to take to see that this firm pays wages in accordance with the fair wages provisions governing Government contracts?
Mr. LINDSAYJamieson and Company, of Glasgow, are noted as eligible to tender for sheet iron and sheet steel work, but no orders are held by them. Before receiving an order, they would be required to satisfy the Department that there are fully complying with the terms of the Fair Wages Clause.