§ 11. Mrs. Leah Manningasked the Minister of Supply whether he is satisfied with the amount of civil work which it has been possible to allocate to the royal ordnance factories; and what percentage of redundant labour it has been possible to reabsorb into these factories.
§ Mr. WilmotThe introduction of civil work to the royal ordnance factories is a continuous process which is by no means complete, but it is going well. Broadly speaking, the increase of alternative work is now absorbing the labour becoming redundant on production for the Services.
§ Mrs. ManningCan my right hon. Friend say whether that is true of the whole country, particularly in the industrial North, as well as in the areas around London?
§ Mr. WilmotThat is about right over the whole country.
§ Mr. Stanley PrescottCould not the right hon. Gentleman answer the latter part of the hon. Lady's Question?
§ Mr. WilmotI have done so.