§ 80. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he is aware that 160 workers have been discharged from Aberdeen shipyards and orders there for ships have been cancelled and held in abeyance; that the need for these orders to be proceeded with is urgent and the need there for new ships to be built and old ships to be repaired great; and if he will inquire into and rectify this situation so that the dismissed men are re-employed and further dismissals avoided.
§ Mr. W. EdwardsI am aware of the position in the Aberdeen shipyards, and would refer my hon. and learned Friend to the reply I gave on 9th May and to the reply which my right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour and National Service gave on 18th May on the subject.