§ 79. Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what communication he has received in regard to the proposed closure of the Royal Ordnance factory at Dalmuir; and what reply he has made.
§ Mr. MaclayI am in close touch with my right hon. Friends the Minister of 155W Supply and the President of the Board of Trade about the future of this factory. I have so informed the Corporation of Glasgow, the County Council of Dunbarton and the Clyde District Committee of the United Society of Boilermakers, Shipbuilders and Structural Workers, from whom I have received representations on this subject.
As the hon. Member will know, another Question on this subject is being addressed to my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade today.