HC Deb 19 March 1931 vol 249 cc2161-2W
Mr. MORLEY

asked the Minister of Labour if her attention has been called to the fact that employers sitting on retail bespoke boards in the tailoring trade do not always employ their workers direct in the workrooms or keep weekly records of their employés' time and pay to comply with the regulations of the Retail Bespoke Board; and if she will consider the advisability of appointing additional inspectors for this trade?

Miss BONDFIELD

I have male inquiries and find that the general standard of compliance with the requirements of the Trade Boards Acts in this trade does not compare unfavourably with that in other trades. The amount of inspection has been increased in the past year, and I cannot undertake to increase it still further.