§ Mr. DUNCANasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he will consider the advisability of inserting in future contracts, especially in building work, a schedule of the wages to be paid to the workmen under such contract, and 1206W either make arrangements for an inspection of the contractor's wage book himself or arrange that if such wages are questioned those challenging the wages paid shall be given the full details of the wages paid in order to ensure that the wages stipulated to be paid, as fair wages, are in practice paid?
§ Mr. GWYNNEAll contracts already contain the Fair Wages Clause, and I am prepared to investigate, as usual, any evidence that that Clause is being infringed in any particular case. I do not think, however, that the suggestion contained in the question could be adopted with advantage.