§ 16. Captain Pilkingtonasked the Minister of Supply whether he will make a further statement about the future of the Royal Ordnance Factory, Creekmoor, Poole, especially with reference to the 700 men and women employed there.
§ Mr. W. J. TaylorMy right hon. Friend is now planning to close this factory in the autumn of this year. He regrets that, because of reductions in orders, it will not be possible to keep the factory in operation until 1959–60, as previously envisaged. Established employees will have the right to be transferred to other Government establishments and every effort will be made, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and National Service, to secure employment for other redundant workpeople. As regards the disposal of the factory, a number of inquiries have been received from possible purchasers.