Sir F. HALLasked the Minister of Labour what is the number of books to be sorted by the staff at the Claims and Record Office, Kew; the number of the staff to be engaged on that work; the number of stools available for that staff; and the number of hours per day during which the staff without stools will have to stand?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe annual exchange of the last year's unemployment books, which is proceeding now, involves the receiving and sorting at Kew of 12,250,000 books, and occupies varying numbers of staff for about two months. The maximum number is 500, and the number employed on 17th July was about 400. As regards the provision of seating accommodation, there are sufficient chairs available, but a special kind of stool has been found to be more suitable. Only a limited number of stools can be provided2488W this year, but it is intended to provide a full supply for next year.