§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Minister of Labour to what extent agreements have been made whereby women storekeepers in engineering establishments should, after 32 weeks, be paid the same rate of wages as men; and to what extent such agreements have been implemented?
§ Mr. BevinI am not aware of any specific agreement relating to women storekeepers in engineering establishments, but in so far as they are employed on work generally performed by adult male labour their position is no doubt governed by the general war agreement covering the extended employment of women in the industry. I have no reason to suppose that this agreement is not being generally observed.