HL Deb 21 October 1976 vol 375 cc1653-4WA
Lord HYLTON

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have studied the report prepared by the shop-stewards of Lucas Aerospace on the conversion of that company's products from warlike to peaceful uses, and, if so, what general conclusions they have drawn from the report.

The MINISTER of STATE, NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE (Lord Melchett)

Her Majesty's Government have considered representations made to them on a number of occasions by the Lucas Aerospace Shop Stewards Combine Committee with regard to product diversification but we have not seen the complete report. The Government have recommended to the Combine that they discuss

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their Corporate Plan with the management of Lucas Aerospace, and we understand that discussions are going on within the company through the local consultative machinery on some of the matters in the report.