§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Wales what further action he proposes to take following the details from ICI Ltd. concerning the redundancy retraining and reinstatement of employees affected by the transfer of the company's research and development department from Pontypool to Harrogate.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI am in close touch with the firm and the progress that is being made in its discussions with its staff. I have also arranged that the Welsh Office will participate in the work 249W of the group comprising representatives of the firm, the county council and the district council, to consider other uses for the site and buildings.