§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in view of the concern felt by the workers employed at the Royal Mint at the failure of the Government to implement their promises of safeguarding the position of staff employed at Tower Hill on the Royal Mint moving to Wales, and of the communication sent to him on 8th April by the hon. Member for West Ham, North, on this subject, if he will have an investigation made into all aspects of the problems confronting these workers.
§ Mr. NottI do not accept the statement in the first part of the Question and I see no need for any investigation. An undertaking was given that staff who wished to go to Llantrisant when the Royal Mint moved to South Wales would be found jobs in the new factory, and that every effort would be made to find alternative employment for staff who did not wish to move. It was agreed that generous redundancy terms would be provided for the remainder. These undertakings have been implemented.