§ Mr. THORNEasked the Secretary of State for War whether it is the intention of his Department to continue to grant all recognised statutory bank holidays to manual workers in addition to the annual week's holiday; and whether in the latter case all employés will take their holidays at one and the same time?
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§ Mr. SHINWELLAs stated in the reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, West (Mr. W. J. Brown), on 11th December, five paid public holidays will be granted to industrial workers, in addition to six days' annual leave. The five days to be selected for this purpose are still under consideration. As regards the second part of the question, it, is proposed to close certain manufacturing establishments for one week. All these employés, save those required for maintenance duties, in such establishments will take their six days' leave in the closed week. At other establishments employés will, subject to the exigencies of the Service, take their leave at such periods as they wish.