§ Sir K. WOODasked the Secretary of State for War the total amount of reduction in wages to date at Enfield effected by the recent abolition of piecework; and how many workers were adversely affected?
§ Mr. SHAWThe number of men affected by the recent temporary suspension of piecework was 504 and the difference in wages is estimated at £15,000.
§ Sir K. WOODasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that all departments at the Royal Arsenal received pay on the minimum-wage scale during the Christmas holidays except the storemen (A) of the ordnance services department; and whether he is taking any action in the matter?
§ Mr. SHAWStoremen Grade "A" of the Army Ordnance Services at the Royal Arsenal are, like other industrial grades, eligible to be treated under the regulation relative to the issue of the minimum rate for whole-time adult unskilled labour during weeks containing closed periods, and I am not aware that any storeman eligible for such payment during the last Christmas holidays has not received the pay admissible.