§ 3 and 4. Mr. Marplesasked the Minister of Supply (1) to what extent orders received at the Royal Ordnance factory at Fazakerley are sufficient to keep the retained employees fully occupied; and what further action he proposes to take in this connection;
(2) how many different nominal rolls have been prepared of men and women to be retained at the Royal Ordnance factory at Fazakerley; upon what detailed rules were the lists compiled; and what preference was given to skill in order to enable the factory's production to be competitive.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussA nominal roll was prepared on each of the two occasions this year when there was redundancy at this factory. The general direction to local managements in such cases is that the roll should consist of those work-people who, by reason of their special skill, experience or ability, are necessary fox efficient and economic production. Current service orders are sufficient to keep fully employed the workers who have been retained.