§ Mr. G. Straussasked the Minister of Information whether he is aware that when a woman in the censorship Department falls temporarily ill before she has completed her first six months' work with the Ministry, she receives no pay for the period of her absence; and, in view of the hardship caused to the women involved, particularly under present conditions, he will take steps to alter this practice?
§ Mr. ThurtleThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative,2084W if the officer to whom the hon. Member refers is a censorship examiner. The sick leave privileges of civil servants are governed by general Treasury regulations, not by Departmental rules.