§ Mr. E. STRAUSSasked the Minister of Munitions whether the Committee on Production is set up to deal with and adjudicate upon the wages of men employed on munition work only, with powers limited to that extent, or whether it is entitled to exercise its powers over the whole field of labour, including men engaged in ordinary civilian work?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe Committee on Production is an arbitration tribunal under the Munitions of War Acts, appointed to hear and determine differences between employers and employed engaged on munitions work, but the Committee has also acted as an arbitration tribunal on differences connected with work other than munitions work in cases where the parties have agreed to submit their differences to the Committee.