§ Sir R. GOWERasked the First Lord of the Admiralty to which organisations representing Admiralty employés Fleet orders containing references to the pay or conditions of employment of workers in Admiralty establishments are supplied; and whether he has any information as to the number of workers represented by such organisations?
Sir B. EYRES MONSELLCopies of Admiralty Fleet Orders affecting Admiralty workpeople are supplied to the secretaries of the trade union sides of the Admiralty Industrial Council and Shipbuilding Trade Joint Council. These two councils deal with wages and conditions of employment of all Admiralty workpeople in this country, numbering about 45,500. Copies of Fleet Orders affecting the salaried staff of the Admiralty and its establishments are supplied to the secretary of the staff side of the Admiralty Administrative Whitley Council, which deals with the conditions of service of all the civilian non-industrial employés of the Department (approximately 7,300 persons).