§ Mr. THORNEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he is aware that, under the arrangement recently come to, the labourers working at the Victoria and Albert and the Science Museums, when working on public holidays, will not in the future receive the day's holiday in lieu of double time that they had before last August, and that they will only receive nine days' holiday; and if he will inquire into the matter?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEThe hon. Member appears to be misinformed. Labourers at the Victoria and Albert and Science Museums working on any of their five public holidays will continue as heretofore to receive a day's holiday in lieu. As stated in my answer to the hon. Member on Monday last, the labourers will under the new arrangements have their paid holidays increased from nine to eleven days in all.