§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many people are employed on RMAS Kingarthh, Greenock how many are on maritime agreements regulation wages and conditions; how many are working under Civil Service agreements; and what steps have been 581W taken to provide the crew with adequate machinery for consultation and negotiation of wages, conditions, and grievances.
§ Mr. DuffySix officers and six ratings in RMAS Kingarth work under Civil Service pay and conditions; 12 ratings have pay and conditions which are generally linked to National Maritime Board agreements. The pay and pay related conditions of both are negotiated nationally on the joint trade union and official Marine Services Committee. Grievances not related to pay are dealt with on the Joint Whitley Committees at Greenock.