asked the Minister of Labour whether the Government accepts the principle of equal pay for work of equal value for both sexes in the Civil Service and in industries generally so far as its influence can be exerted; and whether there are any branches of the Civil Service or such branches of industry where at the present time the principle is not acted on?

Mr. T.SHAW:

As regards industry, the question of pay for work done is a matter for settlement by discussion between the employers and workers concerned. I have no information as to cases in which the practice is not followed. As regards the Civil Service, I would refer my hon. Friend to the Resolution of the House of the 5th August, 1921, of which I am sending him a copy.

Does the right hon. Gentleman deny the right of women to equal pay for equal work?

I did not deny anything I simply stated the facts.