§ 21. Mr. ROBERT YOUNGasked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he has received any resolutions regarding the action of the Admiralty in suspending work on vessels in course of construction on the Clyde; and whether, in view of the advisability of stabilising employment as far as possible during the present transition period, the Admiralty will reconsider their policy in this matter?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAResolutions such as those referred to by my hon. Friend have been received. As regards the latter part of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by me on Monday last to the Member for the Silvertown Division, in which I explained that after very careful consideration of all the circumstances it had been decided to cancel certain ships under construction, and that the shipbuilders concerned had been notified and requested to stop all work on these ships at the earliest possible date, avoiding, as. far as possible, any sudden dislocation of labour.