§ 55. Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Minister of Labour how many of the workers, made redundant by the British 1060 Motor Corporation in November 1966, have now been re-engaged.
§ Mr. FernyhoughI understand that the number is about 1,600.
§ Mr. PriceDoes not this large number of re-engagements show the hypocrisy of many of the statements made last November that the B.M.C. was shedding surplus labour and that somehow these redundancies were making the Corporation more efficient? Will my hon. Friend consult his right hon. Friend the Minister of Technology in order to inject real efficiency into the B.M.C. so that the whole cycle of redundancy and re-engagement does not take place a second time?
§ Mr. FernyhoughI will certainly draw my hon. Friend's point of view to the attention of my right hon. Friend. I hope, with my hon. Friend, that perhaps the firm itself will have learned something from the experience of last November and may be able to take steps which will avoid a repetition.