§ Mr. R. YOUNGasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether any decision has yet been reached regarding the recommendations of the District Whitley Council as to the rates of pay and conditions of the employés at Kew Gardens?
Sir A. BOSCAWENAn increase in the basic pay of the stokers employed at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, by 2s. a week,i.e., from 32s. to 34s. a week (plus bonus at Civil Service rates), has now been sanctioned, but the other recommendations of the Kew Gardens Whitley District Committee as to the rates of pay and conditions of other grades of industrial employés are still under consideration.