§ Mr. W. Robinsonasked the Minister of Labour if he will cause inquiries to be made into the conditions of the employees in the grinding section at Messrs. Wyndham Hewitt, whose applications for their allowance of milk has met with no result, which constitutes a breach of the Factory Acts and is detrimental to the health of the workers.
§ Mr. BevinI understand that an application was recently made for a special supply of milk for some operatives engaged on certain machining operations in one of the shops at the factory in question. It is not a requirement under the Factory Acts that they or the grinders should be supplied with milk, and I am advised that the working conditions, which have been investigated by my Department, are not such as to justify me in requiring it on health grounds.