HC Deb 06 May 1963 vol 677 cc18-9W
Dr. A. Thompson

asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty whether he will give an assurance that work transferred from his Department to the Ministry of Public Building and Works will not result in a reduction of employment to Admiralty employees at Rosyth Dockyard.

Mr. C. Ian Orr-Ewing

The transfer of work and staff to the Ministry of Public Building and Works must obviously result in a corresponding transfer of employees from the Admiralty to that Ministry, but there is no reason to suppose that any further reduction of Admiralty employees will result as a direct consequence of this transfer.

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