– in the House of Commons at on 4 March 1929.
Miss Arabella Lawrence
, East Ham North
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether in the draft contract submitted for works in connection with the concession to Mr. Novomeysky for the exploration of the Dead Sea a fair-wage Clause was inserted?
Mr William Ormsby-Gore
, Stafford
No. Any concession that may be granted would be subject to future legislation of a general character affecting conditions of employment in Palestine and Trans-Jordan; but I do not think that the Governments of those territories could require any particular concessionaires to accept special labour conditions not imposed by law upon other employers.
Miss Arabella Lawrence
, East Ham North
Is it a fact that there is no Fair Wage Clause of any kind in the contracts issued on behalf of the Palestine Government?
Mr William Ormsby-Gore
, Stafford
Yes, in all Government undertakings there are Clauses of that kind, but in the ordinary enterprise that takes place in that country as yet there is no such limitation.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
