asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in view of the fact that it is not the practice in the Local Government Board, the Savings Bank Department, the Board of Trade, the Home Office, the Customs House, and the War Office for clerks engaged upon overtime to be required to forego the usual Saturday half-holiday or to sacrifice the pay for the first three hours of any overtime they may work, he will take steps to bring his Department into line with the others?

My right hon. Friend is in communication with the Treasury on the subject.