§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Defence when he will announce a decision on whether non-craft chargemen in Her Majesty's dockyards should be upgraded to non-industrial status in Technical Grade III.
§ Mr. FoleyThe grading of non-craft chargemen in the Navy Department is under review. As I indicated to the Departmental Industrial Whitley Council this will take some considerable time. Each non-craft chargeman post will have to be reviewed on its merits. Admission to the Technical Class, which is reserved for craftsmen, would in any case be inappropriate.