§ 61. Mr. Pearsonasked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that the Treforest tinplate works, Glamorgan, has been closed for many years owing to its production quota having been bought out by another firm and produced elsewhere; and whether this disused plant could be dismantled for scrap metal, and the works made available for the production of war supplies?
§ Sir A. DuncanI understand that the Treforest Tinplate Works belong to the 1709 Richard Thomas Group. The tinplate trade have appointed a redundancy committee to investigate the problem of old and disused tinplate works, and the Treforest Works will be considered in this connection. With regard to the last part of the Question, information about the works buildings has been furnished by the Area Board for Wales to the Ministry of Works and Buildings and has also been noted in the Ministry of Supply in case an opportunity arises for using the buildings.