§ Mr. Mainwaringasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he is aware of the position in the coalfields in consequence of the failure of coalowners to implement the recent wage award to miners; and what steps he is taking to remedy the situation.
Major Lloyd GeorģeI am not aware of any refusal to implement the recent award 41W on the part of the colliery owners, by whom its binding nature has already been publicly recognised. As in the case of previous awards, however, a short time must elapse before payments can be made to take account of the new minima, but this does not affect the date from which the additional payments will accrue.