asked the Secretary to the Treasury why no reply has been sent to the offer, made 27th April, of the Conciliation and Arbitration Board to hear the claim of the Federation of Women Civil servants for increased remuneration?

The necessity of consultation with the Departments concerned has caused some unavoidable delay in considering the claim of the federation which has been received through the Conciliation and Arbitration Board, but I hope that a reply will be sent very shortly.