§ Major PRESCOTTasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that the firm of Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, of East Harding Street, Fetter Lane, E.C., His Majesty's printers, are paying inadequate wages to some of their employés; that porters and messengers employed by this firm are married men with families to maintain and are only paid at the rate of 30s. per week without any war bonus; and if he will give directions for a clause to be inserted in all Government contracts for printing requiring contractors to pay a wage of not less than £3 a week to their male adult employés?
§ Mr. BALDWINI am not aware that Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, who are contractors to H.M. Stationery Office, are paying porters and messengers employed by them at the rate of 30s. per week without any war bonus, but if the hon. and gallant Member will send me specific details of the cases he has in mind I will go into the matter. With reference to the last part of the question, I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the Fair Wages Clause which appears in all Stationery Office contracts.