§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the names and grades of all officials who accompanied the Minister of State for the Armed Forces at his meeting with trade union representatives at RNSD Eaglescliffe on 18 November.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonApart from my private secretary and representatives of local management at the depot, three departmental officials were present during my meeting with trade union representatives at the Royal Naval stores depot Eaglescliffe on 18 November: Mr. G. E. Miller (grade 4), principal director of supplies and transport (stores and victualling), Mr. J. Read (grade 5), director Naval support command implementation and Mr. B. P. Neale (grade 6), head of management strategy, secretariat (fleet support).
§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date, by whom, and in what form the request was made by trade union representatives at RNSD Eaglescliffe that hon. and right hon. Members and representatives of local councils should not be present in the depot during the visit on 18 November by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI will write to the hon. Member.