§ Mr. ARNOLD WARDasked the Secretary of State for War whether women are employed in sack-making in Government factories under the control of the War Office; if so, whether such women are paid by time or by piece-work; and what is the prevailing rate of wages for such women?
§ Mr. HALDANESome work of this kind is given out at the Ordnance factories, Woolwich Arsenal, to women who are relatives of deceased workmen. They are paid at piecework prices which, if they were fully employed, would enable them to earn 28s. to 30s. for a 48-hour week, but the work is intermittent.