§ Mr. Joplingasked the Minister of Technology if he will list the towns in England and Wales where his offices were shut on New Year's Day; which of them have begun a practice of closing on New Year's Day during the last four years; and which offices had a third day's holiday during Christmas week.
§ Mr. BennThe Regional Office at Newcastle-upon-Tyne alone closed on New Year's Day for the first time. All offices except that at Newcastle and the Transport Branch at Leeds had a third day's holiday during Christmas week.