§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what local authorities in Scotland have, during the current year, made alterations in the hours of work per week for the nursing staffs of mental institutions in their respective jurisdictions; what institutions are affected and what is the nature of the respective alterations; and what local authorities still have a working week of over 55 hours for such workers and what are the institutions affected?
§ Mr. Colville, pursuant to his reply(OFFICIAL REPORT; 17th May, 1938, Col, 195)supplied the following information: 2423W
Alterations have been made in hours of work per week for Nursing Staffs in the Mental Institutions under the jurisdiction of the undernoted Local Authorities in Scotland. Institutions affected. D.A.=District Asylum. C.I.=Certified Institution. Nature of change. Dundee Town Council … … Dundee D.A. Reduction of hours worked by Male staff from 6o to 48 per week. Ayr County Council … … Cuninghame Home Reduction of hours worked from Ayr Town Council … … C.I. 64 to 60 per week. Kilmarnock Town Council … … Paisley Town Council … … Paisley D.A. Reduction of hours worked from 60 to 54 per week. Renfrew County Council … … Broadfield C.I. Reduction of hours worked from 59¼ for Attendants and 56½ for Nurses to 54 per week in each case. Renfrew County Council … … Renfrew D.A. Reduction of hours worked from Port Glasgow Town Council. … … 60 to 54 per week. Renfrew County Council … … Greenock Reduction of hours worked from Greenock Town Council Parochial Asylum 60 to 55 per week.
Local Authorities which still have a working week of over 55 hours for Nursing Staffs. Institutions affected. D.A.=District Asylum. C.I.=Certified Institution. Aberdeen Town Council … … … Aberdeen D.A. Banff County Council … … … Banff D.A. Dundee Town Council … … … Dundee D.A. (female staff only). East Lothian County Council … … … East Lothian D.A. Edinburgh Town Council … … … Edinburgh D.A. Gogarburn C.I. Moray and Nairn County Council … … … Moray D.A. Argyll County Council … … … Argyll D.A. Bute County Council … … … Ayr County Council … … … Cuninghame Home C.I Dunlop House C.I. Ayr Town Council … … … Kilmarnock Town Council … … … Fife County Council … … … Fife D.A. Perth and Kinross County Council … … … Dunfermline Town Council … … … Kirkcaldy Town Council … … … Inverness County Council … … … Inverness D.A. Ross and Cromarty County Council … … … Sutherland County Council … … … Moray and Nairn County Council … … … Inverness Town Council … … … Lanark County Council … … … Kirklands Asylum Lanark D.A. Birkwood C.I. Motherwell and Wishaw Town Council … … … Airdrie Town Council … … … Coatbridge Town Council … … … Hamilton Town Council … … … Rutherglen Town Council … … … Midlothian County Council … … … Midlothian D.A. Peebles County Council … … … Stirling County Council … … … Stirling D.A. Dunbarton County Council … … … Westlothian County Council … … … Clackmannan County Council … … … Stirling Town Council … … … Falkirk Town Council … … … Dumbarton Town Council … … … Clydebank Town Council … … …