§ Mr. Kirbyasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that a clerk employed at the Blackburn aircraft works, Dumbarton, was discharged at a moment's notice on Friday last because, it is alleged, he laughed when couplings he was carrying fell to the ground; that this led to a strike of the clerical staff as a protest against the dismissal, followed 1783W by the closing of the entire works by the management; and, in view of the national importance of this work, what steps he is taking to secure full details of the situation and to secure the return to work of 1,500 men?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI understand that this dispute has now been settled and work is to be resumed to-morrow.