§ Sir B. FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if for the future the annual six-day holiday with pay which is to be accorded to dockyard men is to begin at dates chosen by the men themselves or at any given week by Admiralty orders, and if the dockyards are to be closed during the period; and if the staff is to receive pay and holiday, or pay only or holiday only while yard is closed?
Mr. ALEXANDERThe future arrangements for the granting of leave with pay in Admiralty establishments are still under discussion with the accredited representatives of the men concerned through the machinery of the Admiralty Industrial (Whitley) Council, and I am488W not yet in a position to announce the result.