§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Technology if he will initiate an independent inquiry into the reasons for the sudden spate of redundancies in the motor industry.
§ Mr. BennThe redundancies already announced in some sections of the motor industry arise mainly from reduced forecasts by the firms concerned of their future sales and production. My right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour and I are keeping in close touch with those concerned and I do not think that an inquiry would really help.