§ Sir K. WOODasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the objections recently expressed by the men employed at the Royal Arsenal and Royal Dockyards, Woolwich, and other Government factories to the scheme recently posted in relation to the annual week's holiday, and particularly that all leave is to be taken in a particular week in the year; whether he is aware that when concessions were granted in 1929 a satisfactory arrangement was made which permitted holidays to be taken at times convenient to the men concerned; and whether he can reconsider the present scheme so as to meet the greater convenience of the men concerned?
§ Mr. SHAWI am aware that objections have been raised to the proposal that in the manufacturing establishments at Woolwich and elsewhere the annual week's leave shall be taken, so far as the requirements of the factory permit, in one particular week during which the establishment will be closed. As regards the year 1929, the time available after the grant of the concession did not permit of similar arrangements being made. Representations from certain quarters have already been fully considered, and I can hold out little hope of any modification of the decision.