§ Sir B. PETOasked the Home Secretary, in view of the decision of the London County Council to waive the condition for the granting of a licence to open cinemas on Sundays that each 2735W exhibitor shall keep a register of the hours worked by each employé, what precautions will be taken, in the absence of such a register, to secure the observance of the conditions of labour on Sundays imposed by Clause 1 (1) (a) of the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI am informed by the London County Council that while it is the case that they have decided for an experimental period not to require the licensee of a cinema to specify in a register the weekly hours of work of each employé, the licensee still remains under obligation to specify in the register the day of rest taken. My hon. Friend will realise that, in these circumstances, the council will be in a position to secure the observance of the condition of labour on Sunday imposed by Section 1 (1) (a) of the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932, and I would add that the council have reserved the right to re-impose the full original condition if at any time this is found to be necessary.