Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether the charwomen employed at Somerset House are only paid 11s. 6d. per week, whereas the charwomen employed at other Government buildings receive 14s. per week; if so, whether he will consider the possibility of levelling up the wages of the women at Somerset House to the wages received by the others; and whether the women at Somerset House are being deducted 3d. per week for the purposes of insurance?
§ Mr. MASTERMANI understand the charwomen employed by the Board of Inland Revenue receive in most cases 11s. 6d., in some cases 12s. a week. The wages of charwomen in Government offices vary according to circumstances. The answer to the last part of the question is in the affirmative.