§ 34. Wing-Commander Hulbertasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if, in view of the urgent need for economy in the operation of nationalised air services, he will state what economies in staff have been effected since 1st January, 1948, in the three Corporations, respectively.
§ Mr. LindgrenNo, Sir. This is a matter of management.
§ Wing-Commander HulbertSurely the hon. Gentleman will agree that, as these Corporations lose large sums of money, more and more in the year, we ought to know what economies, if any, have been introduced?
§ Mr. LindgrenThe view taken by my noble Friend is that for a given amount of work, the given number of staff required to perform it is one of the responsibilities of management of any undertaking.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWould it not be in the interests of the Corporations themselves, if, as has been said, they are making large reductions in staff that we should know about them and not have to wait a year before we know what they are?
§ Mr. LindgrenThe information will be given, I have no doubt, in their annual reports.