§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that a change has been made in the supervision of the Shoreditch Employment Exchange, and that a lady has been appointed to 1293W perform the duties previously carried out by a man; whether he is aware that the lady manageress receives a wage £150 per annum less than the previous manager; and whether he will so arrange that as the duties are comparable so the wage shall be?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe scales of salary of the various grades in the departmental class employed by this Ministry are specified in an agreement made with the staff associations concerned. The salary paid to this officer is in accordance with this agreement.