§ 56. Mr. Fletcher-Cookeasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that many civil servants regard the proposals put by the Treasury before the Royal Commission on the hours and annual leave of civil servants as contrary to undertakings given by the Government during the war; and whether he will give an assurance that any recommendations on this subject by the Royal Commission will be the subject of further negotiations with the Staff Side before a decision is taken on them.
§ Mr. H. BrookeI am aware that there has been widespread misunderstanding on this point. I gladly reaffirm what has been made abundantly clear in both the written and the oral evidence submitted by the Treasury to the Royal Commission—that there will be further negotiations with the Staff Side before a decision is taken on any recommendations which may be made by the Royal Commission on this subject.