§ 64 and 65. Mr. Hamiltonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty (1) to what extent it is the policy of Her Majesty's Government to discharge single women from Admiralty employment rather than married women, when redundancy takes place at depots like Crombie in Fife; and what proportion of those to be paid off at this establishment within the next week or two are single women;
(2) to what extent it is the policy of his Department to declare redundant single 39W women rather than married women when workers are being paid off in such establishments as Crombie in Fife; and what proportion of those workers who will be redundant at that particular establishment in a very short time will be single women.
§ Mr. T. G. D. GalbraithThe factors taken into account in selecting work-people for discharge are, as a paramount consideration, efficiency, and also length of service. These rules apply both to men and women, without distinction between married and single. Of the 115 women to be discharged at Crombie, 60 are married and 55 are single.