§ 83. Mr. Awberyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he is aware of the possibility of further discharges of workmen from the Malta dockyard; and if he will give an assurance that consultation with the trade 181W union concerned will take place before any further action is taken to reduce staff.
§ Mr. T. G. D. GalbraithA small number of workmen will be discharged between now and the end of March as the trade union concerned already knows. The union is also aware of the best forecast we can make of the level of Admiralty employment in Malta in the longer term. I can assure the hon. Member that the union will be kept in touch with further developments on this subject.