§ Captain Anstruther-Grayasked the Home Secretary what representations he has received from the National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants, Warehousemen and Clerks with regard to the early closing of shops during the winter months; and whether he can make a statement?
§ Sir J. AndersonThe union have represented that the closing hours for shops during the coming winter should be dealt with by Defence Regulation and should be the same as the hours so fixed last winter; and they also ask that local authorities should be given power to fix earlier hours. I am carefully considering their representations, together with those which I have received from other organisations, but I am not in a position to make any statement at present.