§ 43. Mr. Harold Daviesasked the Minister of Supply when Radway Green factory, near Crewe, is likely to be in production.
§ Mr. WilmotIf my hon. Friend refers to the royal ordnance factory at Radway Green, this factory has been in production for six years.
§ Mr. DaviesI consider that that was a ridiculous answer. The Minister may deal flippantly with a Question like that, but there are many people in the adjacent areas—Kidsgrove, for instance—who have been out of work since the factory completed armament production, and we are concerned about consumer production from that factory.
§ Mr. WilmotIf my hon. Friend is referring to the production of cookers in this factory, as perhaps he is, that production begins early next month.
§ Mr. DaviesThank you.
§ Air-Commodore HarveyWill the right hon. Gentleman see that additional production is turned out from this factory, as there is great unemployment in South-East Cheshire because the factory is not going "flat-out"?
§ Mr. WilmotThe nature and volume of production in the royal ordnance factories have to be balanced with a number of other factors.