§ 23. Mr. Swinglerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many persons are being made redundant at the Royal Naval motor transport depot at Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme; and what assistance will be given to them in respect of alternative employment, travelling expenses, and housing.
§ Mr. T. G. D. GalbraithThis depot, with its five satellites, now employs a staff of 75, of whom 21 are established. It is expected that the established staff will be offered transfer to Admiralty employment elsewhere, and the unestablished staff will become redundant; but it is too early yet for staff moves to have been planned in detail. For those who are transferred, there is a wide range of allowances towards additional expenses.
§ Mr. SwinglerAs there are 1,000 workers unemployed in this area, will the Civil Lord make special efforts to see that all those being made redundant in this area are offered some kind of alternative employment? Further, as a number of these men have had to move house several times in recent years, will he see what assistance can be given to them to go to other parts of the country and continue their employment?
§ Mr. GalbraithI will certainly bear those points in mind.