§ Sir R. Gowerasked the Minister of Production whether provision of music during work has established its utility to the extent of justifying its post-war continuance.
§ Mr. LytteltonDuring the war the provision of music during working hours has been progressively developed in several hundred factories in this country, as well as in the United States. I am informed that researches made by the Industrial Health Research Board and the Institute of Industrial Psychology in this country and by the Stevens Institute and the War Production Board in America suggest that, in the field covered by those researches, music has helped to alleviate monotony and fatigue, particularly in repetitive and assembly work. It will, of course, be for those concerned in industry to decide whether the experience gained during the war justifies the postwar use of the scheme.