§ 66. Major Beamishasked the Minister of Labour to what extent there is unemployment in Newhaven as a result of the suspension of the Newhaven—Dieppe cross-Channel service; what further efforts his Department is making to minimise the effects of this suspension; and how successful they have been in finding alternative employment for the considerable number of persons affected.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe ship's crew were offered other employment by British Railways and all but one are now in work. There is still some short-time working among the dockers. The service will begin again on 19th December for a fortnight.