HC Deb 02 December 1943 vol 395 cc540-1W
Mr. Kirkwood

asked the Minister of Production, what steps he is taking in cases where factories are switching from one form of production to another to prevent the workpeople paid off having to resort to unemployment relief?

Mr. Garro Jones

Special arrangements have been made under the auspices of my Department for the close co-operation of all Departments concerned to ensure that whenever the decision to cut production is made, arrangements are at once put in hand for the capacity or labour affected to be utilised wherever practicable upon production that is expanding.