§ Mr. Kirbyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he is aware that a large number of men are employed for cleaning and maintenance purposes in the vehicle depots of the Liverpool passenger transport department; that these men are on permanent night duty from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. all the year round; that those so engaged in the Smithdown Road depot are unable to secure hot meals during the night, in spite of their having made application for them; and will he take steps to ensure that in future such workers will be supplied with hot meals during each night from one of the existing kitchens under the control of the education authority or otherwise?
§ Mr. Noel-BakerI understand that at the Smithdown Road Depot there are 683W on the average 18 men during the night shift, that is, from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. There is a mess room which will seat about 25, and there are facilities for boiling water. These arrangements are the same as those at all the other nine depots of the Liverpool Corporation Transport Department. The Transport Department have no record of application being made to them to provide hot meals at this or any other depot between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. I understand that the education authority are unable to provide hot meals anywhere between these hours.