HC Deb 24 May 1950 vol 475 c2049
33. Mr. Gammans

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps will be taken to provide employment to the Barbadians who are being repatriated as a result of the closure of Bermuda dockyard.

Mr. Dugdale

This will be a matter for the Barbados Government when the occasion arises. In the meantime, the Governor's attention has been drawn to the problem.

Mr. Gammans

Is it not possible to use these trained personnel in some other part of the Colonial Empire, which is short of men with this particular background?

Mr. Dugdale

That seems to be quite another question.

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