§ Sir A. HOLBROOKasked the Home Secretary whether the. High Brewery at Carlisle, with cottages and other premises, was recently offered for sale by auction and no bid was received; the cost to the public of this property when acquired in, 1916; and whether there have been any receipts into the Exchequer from rents or other sources in connection therewith?
§ Mr. SHORTTThe answer to the first and third parts of the question is in the affirmative. As to the second part, the undertaking known as the High Brewery was acquired as a whole, and as it included a number of licensed houses and other assets, besides the premises which were recently put up to auction, the cost to the public of the latter cannot be separately stated.
§ Sir A. HOLBROOKasked the Minister of Labour whether managers, manageresses, and other persons employed by the Government in public-houses under the State management districts scheme, are subject to the provisions of the Shop Hours Act; and whether, in every case, such persons are given the weekly half-holiday, as in the case of persons of like occupation not in Government employment?
§ Mr. SHORTTMy right hon. Friend has referred this question to me, as it does not concern his Department. I beg to refer the hon. and gallant Member to the answer which I gave to the similar question asked by him on the 10th July.