– in the House of Commons at on 6 March 1929.
Mr William Kelly
, Rochdale
asked the Minister of Labour the industries in which agreement has been arrived at for an annual holiday with pay; and the number of men and women who under such agreements are entitled to annual holidays with pay?
Sir Henry Betterton
, Rushcliffe
The number of wage-earners covered by the agreements for holidays with pay is approximately 1½ millions. A list of industries in which there are agreements providing for holidays with pay was published in the Ministry of Labour Gazette for March, 1925. I am sending the hon. Member a copy of the Gazette referred to, with notes bringing the information up to date.
Mr William Kelly
, Rochdale
Does the list contain the names of any Government Departments?
Sir Henry Betterton
, Rushcliffe
I think the hon. Member had better look at the list and form his own opinion.
Mr William Kelly
, Rochdale
asked the Secretary of State for Air the number of industrial employés in the service of the Air Ministry, and the number of these workers who are entitled to at least one week's holiday with pay each year?
Sir Philip Sassoon
, Hythe
The number of industrial employés, strictly so described, in the service of the Air Ministry at home stations is 5,373; none of these receive leave with pay apart from the recognised public holidays. There are in addition 1,338 employés, graded as industrial, but not serving in workshops or the like, who are entitled to at least one week's additional holiday with pay.
Mr William Kelly
, Rochdale
Have the Ministry given consideration to the question of giving them an annual holiday with pay?
Sir Philip Sassoon
, Hythe
I would like to have notice of that question.
Mr William Kelly
, Rochdale
asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department as representing the First Commissioner of Works the number of men and women employed by the Office of Works as industrial workers and the number of these employés who are entitled to at least one week's holiday with pay each year?
The UNDER-Secretary of State for the HOME OFFICE (Lieut.-Colonel Sir Vivian Henderson):
The total industrial staff is approximately 3,000, of whom about 2,600 are entitled to at least one week's holiday with pay each year.
Mr William Kelly
, Rochdale
Is any consideration being given to the other workers?
Colonel Sir Vivian Henderson
, Bootle
The other 400 are mostly engaged on intermittent work in connection with ancient monuments all over the country. Practically, none of them work right throughout the year, and so the position is different in their case.
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
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.
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.
