§ 32. Mr. Lowasked the Minister of National Insurance how many persons 1132 have been dismissed from her Blackpool office on grounds of redundancy; and how many on grounds of inefficiency since 1st January, 1950.
§ Dr. SummerskillSince 1st January of this year 122 temporary clerks, comprising 47 employed full-time and 75 part-time, have been discharged as redundant because of the transfer of their work to Newcastle. During this period six temporary clerks have been discharged on grounds of inefficiency.
§ Mr. LowWill the right hon. Lady do all she can to see that there is no mistake between these two grounds on which temporary staff can be discharged?
§ Dr. SummerskillI want to reassure the hon. Member. I hope he will come to my Department shortly so that we can go into the details of this matter. We do everything possible to give these people a chance and to see whether they can do their job, but if they cannot, they have to be discharged on grounds of inefficiency.