§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, what local authorities do not have a 44-hour week in operation for the nurses and staffs of the mental institutions in their jurisdiction; what are the institutions affected; what local authorities have such a 44-hour week in contemplation; and what institutions are affected?
§ Mr. Colvillepursuant to his reply(OFFICIAL REPORT, 25th July, 1939; col. 1252, Vol. 350) supplied the following information:
Information received from local authorities in Scotland shows that no local authority has a 44-hour week in operation for the nurses and staff of the mental institutions under its jurisdiction, and that no authority has at present the introduction of a 44-hour week in contemplation.